Citrus Fruit Groves In Florida Attacked By Citrus Greening

Citrus groves in Florida are facing a threat worse than freezing temperatures. A not curable bacterium has been attacking these trees. The bacteria, known as Huanglongbing, citrus fruit greening, or HIB, are carried by insects. In the last few years, up to 3 percent of the FL citrus fruit groves have been killed off by this not curable bacteria. Resource for this article – Huanglongbing – Incurable bacteria threatens citrus groves by MoneyBlogNewz.

seeing juice oranges hit by incurable germs

There are two major citrus fruit growing areas within the United States – California and Florida. In FL, juice oranges are mostly grown. When it comes to eating oranges, those come from California. There have been a lot of citrus groves in FL threatened. The fruit ends up getting deformed, dry and sour. The tree that has infected fruit ends up dying because of the citrus fruit greening disease. While a one to three percent die-off rate for citrus groves is normal, citrus greening is causing a three to five percent die-off rate. You will find other problems the oranges are facing. The freezing temperatures have made for bad fruit.

Only way to protect citrus fruit grove is with a not curable germs cure

A group of researchers from over 12 nations had a conference at the first of the year to discuss citrus fruit greening. There are two trees in particular that are being studied right now by a group of researches since the not curable germs are more likely to be in them. Diseases either die off or contained when in nature like this. Right now, monoculture is the way that most citrus fruit groves and agriculture fields are grown which means a farmer can lose a whole grove in just days by insects carrying the ailment.

What the danger of the “citrus delay” is

young trees are killed by the incurable germs which are why citrus groves are in danger. It takes seven years for a citrus fruit tree to become fully mature. Still, it will not even start showing fruit until at least three to five years. Farmers easily lose a decade of investment with the Huanglongbing. This is because trees that are young are generally attacked. Genetic lines are attacked as well. That means creating a new breed of tree that is resistant is out of the question.

Citations

WLTX

wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=118394

Citrus greening disease cost Florida’s economy $3.6 billion

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