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Scouting Citrus for Pests
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When citrus was brought as seed to Florida by the Spanish in the16th century it could only have been attacked by a few generalist herbivores native to Florida such as grasshoppers and “orange dog” larvae. Unfortunately, movement of citrus and other plant material into the state has brought with it more and more pests. Fortunately, most are under satisfactory biological control and only occasionally cause economic damage to the state’s largely (90%) process fruit industry. Exceptions occur, especially in the more exigent fresh fruit market where cosmetic damage to the peel can translate to economic loss. However, profitability of even process blocks can be threatened by pests that kill or debilitate trees such as Diaprepes or unexpected outbreaks
of occasional pests of which there are many. Regular scouting is the grower’s best protection against unwelcome losses.
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