Murphy said that the main culprit is a disease known as citrus greening. One of the most serious diseases in the world, it ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a new approach to countering citrus greening and potato zebra chip ...

and diseases. Pruning citrus trees in the summer should be avoided, and light pruning in the winter should be limited. Spring-time pruning is best, but it depends on when the last frost occurs in ...

Before planting clear the area of all grass and weeds. Add 4 to 5 shovelfuls of organic matter like peat moss or manure to amend sandy soils. Citrus trees will not tolerate sitting in wet soil so ...

Q. What are these weird white things on my citrus trees? They don’t seem like they’re moving, but they sure do attract ants!

South Texas residents are urged to inspect fruit trees for invasive fruit flies and report findings to local agriculture ...

Today, nearly every citrus grove in Florida is infected with the disease. If an orange tree were to remain untreated, the disease would block its ability to get nutrients and kill it within a few ...

A version of this story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Citrus, in many ways, stands alone. So many cultivated species have come from so few primary ancestors.

HLB is one of the most destructive citrus diseases known worldwide and is caused ... annual citrus crop and can impact residential citrus tree owners. The disease causes citrus trees to grow ...

We will find innovative solutions to the problems that have plagued ... We’re on the edge of something special. Florida citrus is making a comeback, one tree at a time. I am running to the ...

These storms uprooted and tore root systems that developed root rot diseases many years later. One by one these beautiful, mature citrus trees began to die and the days of walking out the door ...