When I started my horticultural career in New Orleans back in 1980, my memory of growing citrus seems so easy. White flies and other sucking insects and the sooty mold they caused were the only major ...

Gardeners, this week we are discussing Asian Citrus Greening and Citrus Canker and how we can recognize each of the two citrus diseases. There are numerous plant diseases that may attack citrus trees, ...

We saw some dieback in trees coming out of winter. In some cases, it is environmental stress from drought stress and winter temperature extremes. It may also be a canker disease. Cankers infect trunks ...

Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut and other crops has found a new host and is infecting conifer trees causing Pine Ghost Canker in urban forest areas of Southern ...

CHEYENNE – Officials have confirmed the presence of Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) – an invasive, destructive pest – in a black walnut tree within Cheyenne. A specimen collected on Aug. 4 of black ...

European canker, caused by the fungal pathogen Neonectria ditissima, presents a significant challenge to apple production across temperate regions. The disease manifests as cankers on trunks and ...

Fungal pathogens that cause pine ghost canker are infecting conifer trees in urban forests of Southern California, scientists found. Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut ...