The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) carries a bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening disease (huanglongbing), which is destroying trees in many countries and states, including Florida.

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, was first discovered in Florida in 2005 and in Puerto Rico in 2007. Since then it has caused billions of dollars' worth of damage by spreading a bacterium ...

Newswise — ITHACA, NY, April 17, 2020 — Citrus greening disease, also called huanglongbing (HLB), is a bacterial infection of citrus trees that results in small, misshapen and sour fruits that are ...

Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., November 3 – When a male Asian Citrus Psyllid is looking for a mate, he situates himself on a twig, buzzes his wings to send vibrations along adjacent leaves and branches, ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. It is one of the most promising discoveries to date ...

Researchers in Arizona are fighting fire with fire. They're collecting new data on a wasp that may help slow the spread of citrus greening, a plant disease that has devastated millions of acres of ...

It's an understatement to say the Asian citrus psyllid is bugging Florida and California citrus growers. Since its discovery a few miles south of Miami eight years ago, the critter has destroyed half ...

Several recent finds of Asian citrus psyllids in some Valley counties have resulted in quarantines that put restrictions on the movement of citrus being expanded by 320 square miles since December.

Asian citrus psyllids transmit a disease that can ruin your oranges. Even worse, Argentine ants protect them in exchange for the psyllids’ delicate ribbons of sugary poop, called honeydew. So, ...

In a lemon grove in Riverside, California, a half dozen beige mesh tents rise above the fruit trees. Within each tent a solitary lemon tree bustles with invaders from another continent: small insects ...

Researchers use invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery to protect orange groves Asian citrus psyllids transmit a disease that can ruin your oranges. Even worse, Argentine ants protect them ...