Strategic Planning for the Florida Citrus Industry: Addressing Citrus Greening

Suggested support mechanism: This area is NOT recommended for support because there is no indication that psyllids can be reared on a synthetic diet, let alone on a large scale. However, development of an artificial diet for use in large-scale rearing of ACP could justify support. Even if large-scale rearing were to be achieved, the future possible research projects indicated above present tremendous technological challenges.

Time to outcome: Long-term.

Other sections of this report containing related information: Chapter 3, p. 71 (sterile insect technique).

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R18

Summary 1-12

1 Introduction 13-16

2 Challenges to Citrus Production 17-66

3 Citrus Greening Research and Development and Industry Preparedness 67-92

4 Recommendations on Organizational Changes, Technology Development, and Systems Approaches for Minimizing the Impacts of Huanglongbing and Other Diseases and Pests in Florida Citrus 93-126

5 Strategies for Implementing Plans for Mitigation of Huanglongbing and Other Problems in Citrus Production 127-142

Glossary 143-146

References 147-182

Appendixes 183-184

Appendix A: Committee Statement of Task 185-186

Appendix B: Committee Biographies 187-192

Appendix C: Liaison Committee on Strategic Planning for the Florida Citrus Industry: Addressing Citrus Greening Disease 193-194

Appendix D: Oral Presentations and Written Statements Submitted to the Committee 195-198

Appendix E: Significant Citrus Diseases Other Than Huanglongbing 199-202

Appendix F: Significant Citrus Insect and Mite Pests 203-206

Appendix G: Missions of University, Government, and Non-government Agencies with Responsibilities Related to Citrus Production and Marketing 207-212

Appendix H: Citrus Bacterial Canker: Outbreaks and Regulatory Response 213-216

Appendix I: Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing in Florida and Major Events and Activities That Occurred in Response to Their Detection (June 1998–August 2009) 217-234

Appendix J: Funded Projects on Citrus Greening (2008–2010) 235-270

Appendix K: Huanglongbing Research Milestones (1956–2009) 271-304

Appendix L: Witches' Broom Disease Outbreak in Brazil and Control Attempts: Success and Failure in Bahia, Brazil (1989–2009) 305-306

Appendix M: Vector-borne Maize Pathogens: Lessons Learned 307-310