Citrus Grower Now A Believer In Maury Boyd Cocktail For HLB

Dan October 5, 2011 Citrus, Florida

Barron Collier grove manager Gary Briscoe once scoffed at the salicylic acid in the Maury Boyd cocktail for HLB-infected trees – what he called “putting aspirin on a citrus tree” – but now uses the cocktail successfully. Briscoe, who spoke at Citrus Expo, tells about his experience with the cocktail and offers some suggestions.

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