Now, hope is budding on an unlikely branch: a 30-year-old tree named Donaldson, growing on a research farm near Groveland.

Citrus greening is a disease caused by a bacteria called Liberibacter that most likely originated in Asia before the 1900s, and has since spread throughout the world in many citrus-growing areas ...

For several years now, citrus greening has been decimating residential citrus in Northeast Florida. Previous recommendations were to either remove the tree, or limp along until the fruit became ...

Eric Stafne, fruit and nut specialist with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service, said people with citrus ...

The Director of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division has been preparing for years to tackle a deadly citrus disease that is beginning to spread across California.. Citrus Greening, or ...

Citrus Greening, or Huanglongbing (HLB), is a fatal and incurable citrus tree disease that is spreading in parts of California, threatening the state's beloved citrus fruits.

Eleven years after a disease that kills citrus trees was discovered in Southern California, the number of infections is rising — but experts and researchers are still fighting it. In Southern ...

Citrus greening is a disease spread a tiny plant-feeding insect called the Asian citrus psyllid. ... Florida mostly grows citrus for juice, whereas Georgia's industry largely sells fresh fruit.

Extreme weather and citrus fruit disease driving down orange production on Treasure Coast. by Dani Travis. Tue, January 10th 2023 at 6:52 AM. Updated Tue, January 10th 2023 at 7:01 AM. 3.

Fallen, symptomatic citrus fruit are seen on the ground of a University of Florida research grove in Fort Pierce, Florida on November 19, 2019.

Signs of HLB disease include general tree decline, asymmetrical leaf yellowing, and bitter-tasting fruit. Overall leaf yellowing can be caused by any number of nutritional deficiencies, but HLB ...