Canker has also been found recently in areas of Collier, Manatee, Hendry and Hillsborough counties. The lime growers in Miami-Dade are amenable having already lost almost half their trees. Save the rest of the state as fast as possible. Don't take any more risks. Get on the fast train and finish this job now.
Quarantines are now in effect in six Florida counties.
We've found that we were too conservative in the past. Citrus canker is winning and we can't let that happen. In the early part of this century, canker also attacked. Over the next 20 years, over 3.2 million citrus trees were destroyed in that eradication effort. With the kill zone now 1,900 feet, few trees will be spared.