Los Angeles Times

Deadly citrus bacteria, harmful insects detected in Costa Mesa

Some Costa Mesa residents are being notified citrus trees in their yards may need to be sprayed with insecticide or removed, after state agriculture officials confirmed the detection of harmful ...
WLRN

Hit by storms and disease, Florida's citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive

LAKE WALES, Fla. — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes ...
KPBS

Orange trees with citrus greening disease found in Valley Center, quarantine expands

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Thursday declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing — or citrus greening — in ...
Orlando Sentinel

Hit by storms and disease, Florida citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive

LAKE WALES — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange ...