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Okeechobee Citrus Canker Information page

Close-up views of CC lesions on top of grapefruit leaf.Photos of Citrus Canker  

Photos from Florida Department of Agriculture / Division of Plant Industry

Homeowners: Citrus Canker Information from the Florida Department of Agriculture

Homeowner information from the University of Florida

Landscapers  

 Fact sheet on how to decontaminate your equipment (Treasure Coast UF Extension Agents)    

  Landscaper Information from FDACS

Commercial Citrus Growers    If you have staff requiring training in decontamination procedures, please call the Okeechobee Extension office to schedule a  training session. 

Technical articles on Canker:  

Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures (UF/IFAS Bulletin PP-214), 10/2005;  

Bacterial Citrus Canker  [FDACS DPI Plant Pathology Circular No. 377

  American Phytopathology Society Feature Article Citrus Canker

Other Canker Links:

     

Canker News Archives:

10/2002 Homeowner canker detection in Okeechobee County

1/10/2005 A Homeowners responsibility with Citrus Canker  

 6/29/2005  Declare Independence from Citrus Canker

 7/1/2005  Fort Pierce :  Citrus Canker Found At UF Research Facility, Will Halt Numerous Experiments

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