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UF/IFAS will have sessions and educational booth at Florida Citrus Expo

by Ruth Hohl Borger
May 18, 2026

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. – The University of Florida citrus researchers and Extension program staff will provide multiple educational programs at the 2023 Florida Citrus Expo, August 16-17. Faculty and staff will participate both days of the Expo, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Florida Citrus Expo, Florida Citrus Production Guide, Growers, Individual Protective Covers, Irrigation And Nutrition, Michael Rogers, Plant-growth Regulators, Research, Robert Gilbert, Therapeutic Trunk Injections
Man inspecting mesh netting over crops in a field.

Successful science: Mesh now covers about 1 million citrus trees in Florida, keeping Asian citrus psyllids at bay

by Brad Buck
May 18, 2026

As recently as five years ago, Florida citrus growers did not routinely put protective covers on their trees as part of their grove management. Now, the mesh covers at least 1 million trees on about 17,000 acres, mostly thanks to successful ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Chlorophyll, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Fernando Alferez, Horticultural Sciences, Individual Protective Covers, IPC, Mesh, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tree Health
A man inspects plants inside a white netted enclosure outdoors.

Mesh bags protect citrus against greening, may improve tree health and fruit quality later

by Brad Buck
May 18, 2026

You may have seen small trees in white shrouds on hills along the highways. They protect citrus trees from the Asian citrus psyllid and therefore, citrus greening disease. New University of Florida research shows the trees grown under the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Brix, Citrus Greening Disease, Fernando Alferez, Fruit Quality, Growth, Individual Protective Covers, IPC, Mesh, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Ute Albrecht

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