Why do birds, monkeys and other animals rub themselves with citrus and creatures like millipedes? One likely reason is because certain plants and arthropods contain natural repellents.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 11, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A nutrition expert at UC Davis has discovered important clues to the deadly attack strategy of a puzzling plant pathogen that has destroyed hundreds of thousands acres of citrus across the world.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

The citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), meaning "yellow shoot disease" in Chinese and also called citrus greening in English-speaking countries, is the most destructive disease threatening the citrus industry worldwide. Powerful ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 19, 2013 not rated yet 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Fort Pierce, Fla. are helping citrus growers and juice processors address the threat posed by Huanglongbing (HLB), a disease that is costing the citrus industry millions ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 25, 2013 not rated yet 0

Amino acids in orange juice might reveal secrets to the successful attack strategy of the plant pathogen that causes citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB. Studies of these amino acids ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- University of Florida researchers have discovered a natural compound to battle insect pests that plague gardeners and growers.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 29, 2012 not rated yet 0

Citrus growers worldwide who currently have no cure for a devastating, tree-killing disease may soon find relief from an unlikely source: spinach.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 27, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

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.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 23, 2012 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Florida researchers are working to speed up their ability to create new tangerine varieties by pinpointing the compounds that make them taste and smell the way they do.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 20, 2012 not rated yet 0

Years of proactive efforts to protect the Texas citrus industry should fend off the ill effects of the recent finding of citrus greening disease, according to industry leaders and citrus experts.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 17, 2012 not rated yet 1

(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 ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 17, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 1

(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 ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 21, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 2

A group of enthusiastic cytogeneticists (Marlykynti Hynniewta, Surendra Kumar Malik and Satyawada Rama Rao) from North Eastern Hill University show that C. indica occupies a special taxonomic position, as reflected in the ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 10, 2011 not rated yet 0

Researchers in Spain have developed sophisticated machines to sort citrus fruit before they reach consumers. The prototypes can detect and separate rotten oranges, and can classify mandarin segments. Citrus ...

Technology - Engineering

Oct 19, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 2