There's a new threat that may affect a mainstay fruit source for many of the state's growers – Florida avocados. Agricultural experts in Florida are warning this month about a disease, sunblotch ...

Laurel wilt is a disease spread by the non-native red bay ambrosia beetle that affects trees in the laurel family. The disease, which originated from infested wood packing material, has killed native ...

Experts warn that Sunblotch Viroid, a microscopic disease, has resurfaced in South Florida avocado trees. It leaves yellow scars on fruit, spreads silently through seeds and rootstock, and can ...

Do you dream about making avocado toast with freshly harvested fruit? Make this vision a reality by growing your own avocado tree (Persea americana). Since most supermarket avocados come from Mexico, ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove of ...