History
- Canker was first introduced in Florida around 1912 from imported seedlings from Japan and declared eradicated in 1933
- Second discovery in Florida in Manatee county (1986) and thought to be eradicated in 1994
- Third introduction in Florida in urban Miami in 1995
- Canker spread from Miami in 1995 to twenty-five counties throughout central and south Florida today
- A statewide mandatory eradication with the 1,900 foot (579m) rule was implemented in 2000 after determining the original 125 foot (38.1m) rule was not effective
- Quarantine areas were established when citrus canker was detected
- Within a quarantine area, decontamination was required upon entering and exiting
- Mandatory statewide decontamination procedures became required in April 2000
- By March 2002, over 1.56 million commercial trees and almost 600,000 infected and exposed dooryard trees were removed or cut back
- Tree removal of infected and exposed trees was delayed due to law suits in 2002 by homeowners in Broward county
- The hurricanes of 2004-2005 increased the spread of canker
- In 2003, sixteen counties had a history of canker, but by 2005 twenty-four counties were infected with canker
- In 2003, sixteen counties had a history of canker, but by 2005 twenty-four counties were infected with canker
- The first nursery with canker was found in May 2005
- The mandatory eradication ended January 11, 2006
- Currently, the removal of infected trees is voluntary
- Decontamination procedures are still in effect statewide to prevent the spread of canker
- The state of Florida is under quarantine and the movement of citrus fruit is prohibited to any citrus producing region
References
- Citrus Canker: The Pathogen and Its Impact Click Here
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