Well today I made some improvements over my lack of taking care of my citrus last year.

The soil banks were removed as were any suckers (only two).

I applied my CLM treatment and my first fertilization.

Off to a good start.

I gave my plants a little "something" every month during winter. No pesticides or other pest/disease measures. So far; so good, but time will tell the final tale.

I've certainly had my share of clm. Being a terrible gardener who had little time to care for my plants inspired me to try new things. I was lucky to find a solution that worked for me.

I have one tree that clm left me with 10 very bad leaves and 4 fair to good. Now I am nursing the start of a new flush on that tree and I believe I'm good to go.

I think that along with the joy that citrus brings us there will always be a little bit of sadness. I think that must be a Murphy's Law kind of thing.

Any citrus psyllids in Florida panhandle? Those are the worst pest and they can transmit HLB.

I found the ACP here in Jesup, GA last spring at a friends house. I live about 5 miles from him. I'm still amazed that I haven't found any in my own citrus trees. I was hoping the cold would knock them out, but they survived a 17 degree cold front in February 2012.

You live at a higher latitude than I do so that's not good news.

I wish you the best of luck. You are really going to have to step up your spray program and probably start using traps. Make sure your trees are as healthy as they can be and never let them get stressed.

Kudzu bugs came up from fl. last year, they don't transmit any diseases but they can gobble up soybean leafs by the ton, armadillos have been here at least 15 years, another pest from Fla. and fire ants have been here for at least 20 yrs. hey, not to mention coyotes and feral hogs, all these are introduced species. So bring on the ACP, what else is new, If citrus is the only plant they feed on then they will starve in GA. or maybe to transmit HLB they must feed on the infected tree and then transmit the disease, before their life cycle ends, when they feed on another citrus, a long flight or car ride from FLA. at any rate the only thing constant is change itself and we must change to keep up. The USDA got rid of the screw worm fly in the late 50's or early 60's, one of the most feared and destructive pests in the world, a flesh eating worm that killed livestock and critters of all species. When the economics get right somebody will find a way to get rid of the ACP.

The economics are right but the screw worm an the ACP, which is just a carrier, are entirely different animals.

Kudzu Bugs are terrible When they are done with your crop, they come after you. . See this U-tube - Millet

http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/224970/2/Kudzu-Bug-invades-parts-of-Tennessee

We have been getting a lot of armadillos in our area lately. We see them dead in the road all the time now.

Mr joeb

florida is not the "source "of any of your problems

now dont tell me there are no Fl haters here

Easy Fred, just about everybody knows that fire ants came into the US from Mobile Alabama. Cogon (?) grass too I am afraid. That didn't seem to me like an attack on Florida from joeb . He might have been unrealistic about how economics can solve some of our problems but I appreciate his optimism. I have a good friend named Fred in Florida that is in the citrus business. Tom