Research using oak leaves on citrus trees to combat citrus greening has been fruitful so far. Some growers say it’s been a lifesaver, but others say it’s not enough. When Ben Bateman first started ...

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

July 3, 2025 - by Ashley Vargo -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research is launching a multi-institutional study to develop and evaluate systems that deliver treatments to trees affected by citrus greening ...

FDACS approves first registration of Invaio's Trecise™ technology to deliver ArborBiotic™ for the suppression of citrus greening in oranges Citrus growers gain new solution for the protection of young ...

Anne Simon, a University of Maryland professor has had a USDA grant frozen for months. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) A Maryland researcher who is studying possible treatments for a disease that’s killing citrus ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Citrus trees showing natural tolerance to citrus greening disease host bacteria that produce novel antimicrobials that can be used to fight off the disease, our recent study shows.

(AP) Federal agriculture officials said Thursday that they are allocating millions of dollars toward research to solve problems caused by the devastating citrus greening bacteria that threatens ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a new approach to countering citrus greening and potato zebra chip diseases, two economically devastating agricultural diseases in the U.S. Their ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bruises continue to be inflicted on Florida’s citrus industry, as the forecast for the nearly concluded growing season dropped further Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. Citrus growers are losing millions of dollars ...