I'm probably missing some, but the real reason for this column is a serious bacterial disease that was discovered here just last month - citrus canker. Citrus Canker. Florida was the first state ...

Last year's hurricanes dropped a bacteriological bomb on Florida's already sorely challenged citrus industry, widely dispersing a virulently contagious germ that causes citrus canker -- a disease ...

Remember the citrus canker outbreak from about 1986 to 1994 that was declared eradicated but still pops up here and there? Millions of trees were burned in groves and many were cut down in ...

Citrus Canker is another incurable bacterial disease which causes lesions on citrus fruit, stems, and leaves. While the disease isn’t harmful to humans, it is highly contagious spread by wind ...

Citrus canker is a citrus disease caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, according to the USDA. While not harmful to humans, canker dramatically affects the health of citrus trees.

Citrus canker is a bacterial disease that was found in New Orleans last summer. Citrus canker symptoms include brown spots on leaves, often with an oily or water-soaked appearance.

Citrus canker disease, which officials say isn't harmful to humans who eat the fruit, has infected citrus trees of all kinds at farms and homes in Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) — A plant disease that presents a serious threat to the U.S. citrus industry has been detected in Baldwin County for the first time in Alabama. Federal and state plant ...

GULF BREEZE (CBSMiami/AP) — Agricultural officials said they have found a highly contagious disease that could damage citrus tree growth in the Florida Panhandle. The first case of citrus canker ...

Citrus diseases, such as Huanglongbing (HLB) and citrus canker caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CaLas) and Xanthomonas citri pv. citri (Xcc) respectively, pose significant threats to ...

Texas officials have been aggressively monitoring professional growers and personal trees for instances of citrus canker after the disease first appeared last October. As of September, appearances ...