FORT MEADE, Fla. — Screen structures stretch for as far as the eye can see across a swath of land in Polk County. It's the newest and largest site where 'Citrus Under Protective Screen' or 'C.U.P.S.' ...

The disease is caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las), which has been challenging to culture outside its host due to its intracellular nature and genome reduction. Due to ...

Recent advances in our understanding of how plants and microorganisms communicate have inspired the startup Ideelab to develop biotechnological innovations that could help revolutionize disease ...

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 ...

New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian plant can destroy the number one killer of citrus trees worldwide and help prevent infection. Huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening has ...

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 ...

ATMA Kobulong block launches citrus farm school at Mopungchuket to train growers on pest and disease management.

The Asian citrus psyllid, a little brown bug that can carry a devastating citrus disease, has been found in a fifth Louisiana parish, state Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said ...