This citrus pest was discovered in Florida in 1929; in the 1980s it reappeared in both Florida & California
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Florida Orders Spraying to Combat Fruit Fly - NYTimes.com  Apr 26, 1990 ... LEAD: Florida has ordered aerial spraying of the pesticide ... $1.4 billion citrus industry from an infestation of Mediterranean fruit flies. ... In Southern California, aerial spraying of malathion in suburban ... had hoped; the pest has spread into orange and grapefruit groves in ... Log in to discover more articles
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fruit fly | insect | Britannica.com  Jun 10, 2016 ... Discovered in Florida in 1929, the Mediterranean fruit fly was thought to have ... by 1930 but reappeared in 1956 and in the early 1960s and again, in California, in the 1980s. ... Other widespread pests of this family include the Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens), which attacks citrus crops; the Oriental fruit...
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The History of Grapes in Florida and Grape Pioneers - Mid-Florida ...  Nov 30, 1989 ... University of Florida Grape Research 1891-1929. 2. IFAS Today. 3. ... With his background in both agriculture history and library sciences, his...
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The Sunshine State's golden fruit: Florida and ... - Scholar Commons  Apr 2, 2010 ... through major shifts in the Florida citrus industry and American culture. .... 5 Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for vitamin C. Both scurvy and .... orange groves found in the woods that originally sprung from the ..... grapefruit in April 1929. ... The medfly reappeared in California and Florida several.
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Citrus Greening Disease  A major cause of citrus decline in the ...  Keywords: citrus greening disease; citrus decline; symptomatology; protection ... reported in South Africa in 1929 as yellow branch disease, and ... A bacterium-like organism was found to be .... Philippines were displayed strongly at both tempera- .... established in Florida. ... was started late in 1980's, in which Catara et al.
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Key Lime or Mexican Lime: Description, History, Facts and Uses  Limes (Citrus aurantifolia) are the fruit of tropical citrus tree closely related to lemons. ... to the West Indies, when Columbus introduced citrus fruits there on his second ... Key limes were grown commercially in southern Florida and the Florida keys, ... Limes, including the Key Lime, actually contain less vitamin C than lemons.
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CISR: Invasive Species  Sep 19, 2016 ... Avocados are subtropical perennial fruit trees 6-10 meters in height. ... in southern California and a consistent pest of olives in the San Joaquin Valley. ... The brown citrus aphid is an insect pest of all citrus varieties. ... In some crops, such as roses, they will feed primarily on crop debris such as fallen leaves.
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Mariners Weather Log Vol. 52, No. 3, December 2008  Dec 10, 2008 ... Lemons have been cultivated in the Mediterranean region since ... Sour oranges have been cultivated since 1300, with sweet oranges following one hundred years later. .... Aztecs mixed corn, ground cocoa beans, vanilla, chilies, and ... On the other hand, potatoes were introduced to North America in the...
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Citrus Pages / Lemons  Lemons suffer less from diseases than other citrus types and the picked fruit are not easily ... In such regions, the sour lime is better adapted to both heat and humidity and is generally preferred. ... Bearss outproduces both Eureka and Lisbon. ..... The three main varieties are the Californian Seedless lemon, the Australian...
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PALAU - SPC Land Resources Division  Jan 15, 2013 ... Climate Change  Facilitating Agricultural Commodity Trade  Increasing ... Fruitflies are serious pests throughout tropical and sub tropical countries. ... Oriental fruit fly was discovered in Palau in September 1996, probably...
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NAVEL Grown in California, Arizona and Florida, the navel is an ...  Grown in California, Arizona and Florida, the navel is an excellent eating orange. Its name originates from the fact that the blossom end resembles the human...
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Imported fire ants: potential risk to California  However, in contrast to imported fire ants, native species have lower ... of imported fire ants found in the United States were thought to have had single queens. ... 3,000 queens were found in a single nest, dubbed Queen City, in Hurley, Mississippi. ... They have been reported as pests of agricultural crops in the Southeast,...
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m; ' a.  in Europe and Asia. ... in 1869 by a scientist in Medford, Massachusetts who brought it here with ... laboratory and, lacking the predators and other natural controls which kept ... control, the Gypsy Moth has spread throughout the Northeast and is here to ... protecting trees from damage until the population collapse occurs.
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September 1, 2008  ... called the cooking banana Plantain Introduced circa 1868 in New England, this destructive moth has been found in the western U.S. Gypsy Moth;gypsy Robert...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Jul 15, 2012 ... Introduced circa 1868 in New England, this destructive moth has been found in the western U.S.. Is this the glassywing sharpshooter? Reply .
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The Truth About Palmetto Bugs in Southwest Florida | Pest Control ...  Jun 27, 2013 ... The palmetto bug is also known as the Florida woods cockroach and the truth is, you aren't very likely to see one in your home ... The American Cockroach (a.k.a. Waterbug)  Up to 2 inches long, they love our hot, humid Florida weather ... These bugs you talked about here are not the three inch Palmettos...
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Turmoil expected from projected 26 percent orange crop drop  Aug 10, 2016 ... Florida citrus growers and orange juice consumers face a ... orange growers will produce just 60.5 million boxes of oranges in the ... juice processors, who buy 95 percent of the annual orange crop, ... Florida provides more than half the OJ to the U.S. market while Brazil accounts for most OJ sold in Europe.
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Orlando - Citrus Variety Collection - University of California, Riverside  Parentage/origins: Orlando is a sibling of Minneola tangelo, having Duncan ... The size and shape are tangerine like with an average diameter of 2 3/4 to 3 inches, with the ... and Seminolea hybrid of Duncan grapefruit and Dancy tangerine.
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Grapefruit - Wikipedia  The grapefruit (Citrus  paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit ... The 1929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has the first grapefruit ... Currently, the grapefruit is said to be one of the "Seven Wonders of ... (2007) Texas grapefruit with registered trademarks Rio Star and Ruby-Sweet, also...
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Orange (fruit) - Wikipedia  The orange (specifically, the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus  sinensis in .... An enormous number of cultivars have, like the sweet orange, a mix of ... The Valencia orange is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety .... Navel oranges were introduced in Australia in 1824 and in Florida in 1835.
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Florida Citrus Sports  Welcome to the Big Time. Florida Citrus ...  Official site. Presents the Capital One Bowl, the Tangerine Bowl, and other events in Orlando, Florida.