The long-struggling Florida citrus industry now faces an invasive species crisis, but researchers have a plan to fight back.

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. It is one of the most promising discoveries to date ...

LAKELAND – As a revised citrus forecast predicts an even smaller crop for the 2020-2021 growing season than first expected, researchers offered hope Tuesday to growers on a field tour. On Dec. 9, the ...

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 ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Citrus greening leads to bitter and misshaped fruit. California groups are welcoming a congressional investment in research to fight a citrus disease that has ravaged other parts of the country. The ...

On the southern outskirts of the University of Florida’s sprawling campus in Gainesville, fruit trees stand in rows on about 17 acres of land. Before the university razed nearly half of it to make ...

Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening, first observed more than a hundred years ago in Asia, is the most serious disease threat to the citrus-growing industry worldwide due to its complexity, ...

Asian citrus psyllids transmit citrus greening, a disease that can devastate citrus groves. New work by scientists in Brazil and at UC Davis shows that the citrus greening bacteria interfere with the ...

A disease called citrus greening has devastated Florida’s citrus industry since its discovery in 2005. Agriculture officials are hoping they can stop it before California suffers the same fate.

LAKELAND – As a revised citrus forecast predicts an even smaller crop for the 2020-2021 growing season than first expected, researchers offered hope Tuesday to growers on a field tour. On Dec. 9, the ...