ISSUE 1048
CITRUS CANKER FOUND IN NEW AREAS The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumers Services announced Friday (January 28) that citrus canker had been identified in Sebastian, Indian River County and in a citrus grove located in Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County. During a routine Sentinel Tree Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on January 25, 2005, three citrus trees suspected of having citrus canker were found on two adjacent properties in Sebastian. The canker diagnosis was confirmed by state pathologists
on January 26. Also during a routine grove survey conducted by
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on
January 26, 38 citrus trees suspected of having citrus canker
were found in three blocks of grapefruit in Ft. Pierce. Plant
pathologists confirmed the diagnosis January 27. State Citrus
Canker Eradication Program personnel immediately launched a comprehensive
survey of both these areas to identify the extent of the infection
and to prevent the disease from spreading further.
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