Not only do these insects cause damage to the trees and fruit, but even worse, they can spread diseases like citrus canker ...

If you have citrus trees in your yard, you know they can be susceptible to any number of pests or diseases. There's one way ...

“Given the widespread use of Bt proteins for protection of other crops against insect pests ... so that citrus growers everywhere will no longer have to contend with the insect that transmits this ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible ... that transmit the greening disease. That gene normally occurs ...

The citrus industry was saved when the ... Table 1: Some human diseases and their insect vectors. Insects seldom become pests in natural ecosystems, but in managed or simplified ecosystems when ...

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO and Executive Vice President Matt Joyner appeared before the committee to represent state growers ...

Murden said Texas producers adopted aggressive pest management strategies and quarantine measures to slow the disease’s spread. “We have a robust citrus industry here in Texas,” he said.

DADE CITY, Fla. — As the sun goes down on Greg Gude's kumquat trees, he knows he'll be up late checking if temperatures go below freezing at his farm outside Dade City. “Within 3 days after ...