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The Guardian Last year Florida, which produces more than 90% of the US’s orange juice supply, was hit by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole and freezing conditions in quick succession, devastating orange producers in the Sunshine State.
Producers …
The Jerusalem Post
By BOAZ EDIDIN P The Asian citrus psyllid, the insect vector of bacterium that spreads Huanglongbing disease (HLB), the most destructive citrus greening disease, has begun to spread in Israel, putting the country’s …
ABS-CBS News https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/27/22/first-plant-disease-detection-found-in-california
by Steve Angeles | TFC News California In Southern California, state agriculture officials are expanding a citrus plant quarantine in Los Angeles …
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Source: FreshPlaza, Citrus Industry report [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.freshplaza.com/europe/article/9463861/hlb-and-canker-incidences-are-increasing-in-brazil/The average incidence of greening disease in …
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Source: FreshPlaza [summ. Mod.DHA, edited] https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9397175/incidence-of-citrus-variegated-chlorosis-drops-to-lowest-level-in-20-years/The occurrence of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) …
Smithsonian
The Golden State’s citrus industry faced a lethal threat. The solution would herald a new kind of pest control
Martin J. Kernan In the early 1870s, ambitious farmers were cultivating the first seedless navel and sweet Valencia …
FreshPLaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9358507/citrus-microbiome-might-be-key-to-fighting-citrus-diseases/ University of Florida research
University of Florida researchers hope to discover how microbes may benefit citrus trees in their natural …
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Source: Kathmandu Post [abridged, edited] https://kathmandupost.com/money/2021/02/21/orange-harvest-slashed-by-half-due-to-pest-attackOrange farmers [in Salyan district, province of] Karnali are deeply distressed …
Citrus is the second-largest fruit crop in China. It is cultivated in over 20 provinces with an area of …
The Mercury News https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/18/tiny-helpful-wasps-are-coming-to-save-your-citrus/
California Department of Food and Agriculture is releasing thousands of tiny wasps into Santa Clara neighborhoods to help combat citrus greening …