Putnam Action Gives Citrus More Psyllid/HLB Protection

Ernie Neff April 9, 2014 Citrus, Florida

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam this week gave citrus growers more ammunition in the fight against psyllids and the HLB they spread by declaring an exemption for an insecticide’s use on bearing trees. University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers reports.

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