News tagged with asian citrus psyllid
Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease
(AP) -- Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect ...
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Citrus greening bacterium may 'ring the dinner bell' to attract insect
The bacterium responsible for citrus greening causes infected trees to give off a scent that rings the dinner bell for the disease-carrying insect, University of Florida researchers say.
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Plant pathologists put the squeeze on citrus disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- With Florida's $9 billion citrus industry threatened by a deadly bacterial disease, Rick Kress '73 asked scientists at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva for ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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UC Riverside bug expert visits Rwanda to solve mystery surrounding specialty coffee sector
The expertise of entomologists at the University of California, Riverside has a worldwide impact, with researchers tracking down the natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid in Pakistan, identifying insecticidal ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Scientists release natural enemy of asian citrus psyllid
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside scientists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) this morning on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, an invasive pest ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Foreign insects, diseases got into US
(AP) -- Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Calif. pest trapper helps thwart citrus disease
(AP) -- On a bright July morning, Adam Marler punched locations into a GPS device and set off in his pickup truck from Fresno into the back roads and citrus orchards of California's Central Valley.
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Jamaica bans sale of citrus plants to control pest
(AP) -- Jamaica has shuttered all citrus nurseries across the tropical country to try and check an invasive pest that carries a fast-spreading bacteria capable of devastating its $43 million commercial industry, officials ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Insecticide resistance developing in psyllid that carries citrus disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- In Florida's war against citrus greening, producers face a new threat -- the insects they’re fighting are becoming less sensitive to insecticides, according to a new University of Florida study.
May 10, 2011 |
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Protecting your garden from invasive species
Most people realize only too late that strange new bugs are killing their garden plants, or that their favorite hiking trail is choked out with thistles. At an estimated cost of $3 billion per year to the state of California, ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Scientists study essential oils to attract asian citrus psyllid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemicals emitted by citrus plants and their relatives that attract Asian citrus psyllids are being tested by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their cooperators, and could ...
Dec 08, 2010 |
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