Florida
Citrus Threat
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A Threat to Florida Citrus
For years a devastating citrus disease has been spreading throughout the state of Florida and as a home citrus grower you might be unknowingly spreading this disease that is known as Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing). This devastating citrus disease is spread by the asian citrus psyllid. The disease causes a change in leaf color, lopsided and sour tasting fruit, and the eventual death of the tree.
An Important alert about citrus from: Lowe’s, Walmart, and Home Depot:
Many people in FL purchase citrus from the bigbox stores above, However, citrus purchases from these stores are basically useless. At Lowes, on every tree FCT staff have inspected, we have found psyllids. Same case with many trees at Walmart and Home Depot. Many trees from these stores are heavily infected with diseases and are dying. Please, dont buy trees from these stores. FCT is currently writing letters to FDACS and the FL State Senate and House Ag committees urging them to research this farther.
What can you do?
As a home grower, these are some step you can take to protect Florida Citrus.
- Inspect your trees for the asian citrus psyllid and count how many you see.
- Place protective nets on trees
- Use effective pesticides such as Imidacloprid or others on the list
- Remove trees with Psyllid Eggs
- Do not home graft trees
- Buy only disease free trees from a nursery
More you can do
Inform your neighbors of the threat
Report ACP Amounts online
Request Parasitic Wasp Organic
Control from the Florida
Department of Agriculture
Parrish, FL Citrus Alert
So far with the FCT Program, one citrus alert has been issued for Parrish Fl.
Large amounts of the ACP
have been found in the
Kingsfield Neighborhood in
Parrish, FL. Area Code 34219
Helpful Links and Contact Information
Contact Us:
Email: flcitrusthreat@gmail.com
Call or Text: 727-201-2119
Please note: FCT is an independent organization dedicated to protecting Florida’s valuable citrus industry. We are not associated with FDACS, UF/IFAS, or any other state or federal agency. We are funded purely off of donations and sponsorships.