DPI Diary, June 14, 2013
Focus on Survival of the Citrus Industry “Save our Citrus”: Seminar audiences heard presentations on the future of the citrus industry at the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference at Bonita...
View ArticleTreatment Options for Managing Citrus Greening are Heating Up
Citrus greening or HLB causes plants to bear misshapen, green, inedible fruit. This is an infected grapefruit. Following an article released Monday, Aug. 5, from the USDA, our Helpline has received...
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Topics touched by FDACS/DPI social media this week Remember: Don’t Pack a Pest We’re continually working to raise awareness of the need for international travelers to declare agricultural items in...
View ArticleYear in Review: Biocontrols help retard spread of Citrus Greening
Asian citrus psyllid biological control program expands Scientists at the FDACS Division of Plant Industry are rearing two parasitic wasps that are natural enemies of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)...
View ArticleYear in Review: DPI’s Dr. Peggy Sieburth visits South Africa
Most Citrus-producing countries were represented at the meeting of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists in South Africa. Dr. Peggy Sieburth, Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration, DPI,...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead: World Class Citrus Greenhouse will open in 2014
Construction of citrus repository at La Crosse nears completion Phase one of construction of the Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industry’s (DPI) citrus repository at La Crosse will...
View ArticleTo Those who Support Citrus Health: Thank you
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry is pleased to pass along this Thanksgiving message posted by Abby Yigzaw, Public Affairs Specialist, Animal and...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Funding for Citrus Greening Research
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease USDA Office of Communications sent this bulletin at 02/09/2015 11:45 AM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are...
View ArticleStakeholders Asked to Participate in Pesticide-Pollinator Awareness Survey
ATTENTION: beekeepers, growers/landowners and pesticide users The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has developed a Managed Pollinator Protection Plan (MP3), whose...
View ArticleAsian Citrus Psyllid Killing Wasps
Tamarixia radiata Photograph by: Jeffery Lotz By now you’ve probably heard about the horrible citrus greening disease or Huanglongbing that has greatly affected Florida’s citrus industry. You might...
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