Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and ...

A major grower said it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are ...

When a friend asked me why her lemon tree, despite diligent fertilization, had bright yellow leaves and was failing to thrive, I told her I would try to determine the ...

The approach involves inserting a gene into a citrus tree that produces a protein that can kill baby Asian citrus psyllids, the bugs that transmit the greening disease. That gene normally occurs in a ...

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 ...

A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases ...

The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017,Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease “has led Alico to conclude that growing citrus is no ...

Major Florida Grower to End Citrus Operations After Years of Hurricanes and Tree Disease ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations ...