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Human Antibiotics Sprayed on Orange Trees for Greening Disease: What this will mean for us?

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Treatment Options to Control Citrus Greening Disease

Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services wants to spray antibiotics on citrus groves to combat greening disease, and is applying for an exemption with the EPA. Similar to the fight of routine antibiotic use in animal agriculture, there's concern over human … [Read more...]

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Human Antibiotics Sprayed on Orange Trees for Greening Disease: What will this mean for us?

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Treatment Options to Control Citrus Greening Disease

Similar to the fight of routine antibiotic use in animal agriculture, there's concern over human antibiotics treating crop disease. Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has through the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) applied to … [Read more...]

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Common Diseases of Orange Trees

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orange tree with text overlay prevent common diseases of orange trees

By Julie Christensen When properly planted and cared for, orange trees don’t suffer a lot of disease or insect problems. Preventing frost damage is often the most pressing issue, depending on where you live, because orange trees can’t tolerate temperatures much below 32 degrees, … [Read more...]

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Health Benefits of Oranges

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Oranges are round citrus fruits that grow best in tropical climates and are harvested in late fall or early winter. There are a variety of oranges. Most common are the sweet oranges or Citrus sinensis. These are the Navel, Mandarin, Valencia and Jaffa varieties. A new hybrid, … [Read more...]

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