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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 ... Florida’s citrus production has been ...
Citrus greening was first found in 2005 in the US and has cut the Orange tree production in half [2] [3] Citrus greening disease [4] (Chinese: 黃龍病; pinyin: huánglóngbìng abbr. HLB) [5] is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen. The causative agents are motile bacteria, Liberibacter spp.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that citrus greening led to a 75% reduction in Florida's citrus production and more than doubled production costs from 2005 to 2015.
A decline in citrus production. Up until 2014, Florida produced almost three-quarters of the nation’s oranges, according to the Farm Bureau.. Now, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Huanglongbing (HLB), called citrus greening within the industry, is recognized as the deadliest citrus disease the Florida citrus industry has ever faced. [15] This can be attributed to the economic costs of implementing new care-taking strategies, and overall tree loss creating a loss of revenues. [16]
Diaphorina citri, the Asian citrus psyllid, is a sap-sucking, hemipteran bug now in the taxonomic family Liviidae. [1] It is one of two confirmed vectors of citrus greening disease. [2] [3] It has a wide distribution in southern Asia and has spread to other citrus growing regions.
Citrus growers operate nearly 275,000 acres of citrus groves in Florida, employ more than 32,500 people and create nearly $7 billion in annual economic impact, Florida Citrus Mutual states.
Citrus greening disease is incurable. A study states that it has caused the loss of $4.5 billion between 2006 and 2012. As of 2014, it was the major agricultural concern. [50] Results of the annual Commercial Citrus Inventory showed that citrus acreage in 2019 was down 4% than 2018 and was the lowest in a series that began in 1966.