What’s killing Florida citrus? An insect from China. A cure may be at hand. | Opinion
By Dr. J. Michael Waller Special to the Sun Sentinel |Mar 26, 2020
Amid the global coronavirus plague, Florida is suffering another pestilence from China — a bacteria that’s killing the Sunshine State’s biggest cash crop.
Florida citrus is in freefall. This is a catastrophe for the state, and a public health and homeland security issue for the nation.
Cheap foreign competition from South American cartels and disastrous hurricanes are only part of the problem. Much worse is a disease called citrus greening, known as HLB after its Chinese name huang long bing.
Read more at: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/fl-op-com-waller-florida-citrus-china-insect-20200326-ifmwocfoafhtbfza75fm2dhuui-story.html
Kind of interesting, pestilences, disease often occur to crops and animals but still interesting.
