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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.
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The full episode
5 of 6LA’s “Bar Chef,” storied Mexican restaurants, and saving citrus- 0:00Gustavo Arellano on how the taco conquered America
- 4:43Why were some of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants called Spanish?
- 15:15Bill Addison dines at Madre in Torrance
- 20:07LA mixologist Christiaan Röllich on mixing drinks like cooking dishes
- 33:21The race to fight citrus greeningYou’re reading this
- 44:30The diverse flavors of LA’s eastside, from Vietnamese to Bangladeshi