THE WORLD’S ORANGE TREES ARE KILLING BY CITRUS GREENING

What is citrus greening? One of the most extreme citrus plant diseases in the world is Citrus Greening (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). It is also known as yellow dragon disease or Huanglongbing (HLB). There is no remedy if a tree is poisoned. Although the disease poses no threat to humans or wildlife, millions of acres of citrus crops across the United States and abroad have been destroyed. Citrus greening is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama or ACP), a disease-infected pest, which has put the future of citrus in America at risk. Infected trees grow green, malformed and bitter fruits that are unsuitable for selling as fresh fruit or for juice. Within a couple of years, most infected trees die. CITRUS GREENING DISEASE One of the most serious citrus diseases is citrus greening, or Huanglongbing. Yields for all varieties of citrus have been diminished everywhere they occur in Asia, from China and the Philippines to the Arabian Peninsula and to...