Although citrus black spot has only been detected in commercial groves in five Southwest Florida counties, it is still spreading and likely to be in additional counties, according to plant pathologist Megan Dewdney. The five counties with detections are Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee. Dewdney is a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred.
In a virtual Citrus Expo presentation, Dewdney said Hurricane Irma in September 2017 probably …..
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