For at least two decades, citrus trees in Florida have been infected with greening disease, which attacks their vascular systems. The disease is spread primarily by insects called psyllids and ...
As freezing temperatures hit the Valley while the area's iconic residential citrus trees bear fruit, Phoenicians may rush to pick this year's harvest. St. Mary's Food Bank is collecting residents ...
28, 2022, its powerful winds knocked over citrus trees, and blew off a large amount of fruit that was not yet harvested across Florida's citrus ... attributable to the sale of more than 18,000 ...
Milton on Oct. 9 plowed directly through Florida's Citrus Belt, including Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Polk, Desoto, and St. Lucie counties, damaging trees, blowing fruit off branches, producing ...
Florida orange growers are bracing for yet another record-low harvest as climate challenges and diseased trees continue to ...