Good Food
The race to fight citrus greening
In 2005, most citrus trees in Florida were dying or infected with the insidious citrus disease known as Huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening. California was spared at the time. But not anymore.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readIn 2005, most citrus trees in Florida were dying or infected with the insidious citrus disease known as Huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening. California was spared at the time. But not anymore. More than 500 scientists recently gathered in Riverside to discuss their findings of the disease rapidly spreading across the southland. David Karp reported on the conference and citrus greening for the Los Angeles Times.
