Continuation of diagnostic service for growers for detection of Huanglongbing in citrus and psyllids to aid in management decisions

Continuation of diagnostic service for growers for detection of Huanglongbing in citrus and psyllids to aid in management decisions

Report Date: 04/28/2014
Project: 589   Year: 2014
Category: CLas Bacteria
Author: Pamela Roberts
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation

Continuation of diagnostic service for growers for detection of Huanglongbing in citrus and psyllids to aid in management decisions, March 2014 The lab has been in operation for more than 7 years, and as of March 2014, we have processed nearly 623,000 grower samples. Additionally, more than 78,000 samples have been received for research for the entire period of diagnostic service supported by grant funding of individual researchers. Numbers specific to this report are 1,000 samples received from growers. This number represents an increase from previous years which was expected since disease incidence of HLB is near100% in southwest Florida citrus. However, it is also representative in that less samples have been historically received during this quarter because the reduction in grove scouting and decline in HLB appropriate field samples during the summer. Typically, there are more samples processed December through June. The HLB Diagnostic Lab webpage was updated to announce the service of detection of CLas in psyllids as funded in this grant.


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