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These are hard days for navel oranges. Drought stress. Salt stress due to drought. And no rain this fall. And here comes the big one. This is ripe for navel splitting. This time of year when they are starting to build sugar, they are also ripe for splitting.

The recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) annual report on Brazilian citrus included updates on citrus greening disease, production and planted area.

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening.

UC Riverside excited to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Citrus Day at UCR on February 20, 2025 from 7:15 to 2:00. We are looking forward to seeing you and sharing the exciting ongoing research in citrus. In additional to a great list of speakers, Dr. Kim Bowman (Univ.

Checking in at bee hotels: trap-nesting occupancy and fitness of cavity-nesting bees in an urbanised biodiversity hotspot Kit S. Prendergast The design of bee hotels is critical - untreated wood, holes a range of diameters (I suggest 3-10 mm), lengths min 10 cm.