I found these two links interesting reads on the subject.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061215/20061215005631.html?.v=1

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/business/epaper/2007/01/12/a1d_canker_0112.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6

Great info. Thanks Ned.

That is really good news, and the fact that it is safe because it is natural. Also it mentioned something about "it is derived from citrus" I remeber reading another post with an article about kumquats and how something in their genes makes them less suceptable so maybe thats what they used to forumlate Canker Kill.

Time tells all things. I can only hope "Canker Kill" works out. However, "Canker Kill," the name chosen by Preservation Sciences for their product, leaves me skeptical and delivers the same feeling as when I hear the appellation "Superthrive." I have worked in the Agricultural Chemical business my entire adult life and for the largest chemical distributor in the world. The word "Kill" is never used by the industry in a brand name. ???Superthrive??? Still I will hope. - Millet

Regardless of how "Canker Kill" works out, the fact that such a product has been developed says a lot about American ingenuity and this country's ability to confront and conquer sometimes seemingly insurmountable problems. The articles referenced speak to other ways the citrus growers are successfully dealing with the problem, using commonly available materials and new methods.

I am confident that the citrus industry will find ways to live with, and even overcome, canker and other obstacles they face. Many good people in Florida, and elsewhere around the world, depend on the citrus industry for their livelihood, and many others enjoy the fruits of their labor. I wish them much success and will continue to watch for signs that they are making progress.

Ned, very well said, very well indeed! It may well have been a blessing when the government pulled the plug on the canker eradication program. This caused the industry to stop relying on the government, and to look for other methods to cure the problem. I agree that in the end a suitable solution will be found. It may be, in the loooooooong run, population will be a much worse enemy to the industry than canker. - Millet

After taking a look at Preservation Sciences, Inc (stock symbol PSVI), I think Millet might be right in sounding doubtful about the company. It ain't Dow Chemical! Still, I will keep my fingers crossed.

What I got from the link that was provided was that the test so far are just "in vitro" test showing that the substance will kill the bacteria in a test tube. I'm sure that there are many compounds that will do that--I guess the "hope" is that it is a natural material that will be absorbed by the tree and kill the bacteria internally--- I hope they are right, but that right now is a leap of faith based steeped in desperation.

I am glad I don't live in the camker area, but am concerned that since they changed the quarentine from a area based quarentine to a state wide quarentine, we may have lost a little protection in NW Florida since there are no prohibitions on transport of citrus plants within the state anymore.

We are quite a ways from the canker area. Most people do not realize how big Florida is, but we are closer to Canada than to Key West. It still makes me reluctant to buy any more new trees for sure, and a little nervous about budwood.

Skeet

At the risk of looking like a pessimist, all "Press Releases" are by their very nature optimistic. We must remember who writes Press Releases -- in this case it is the manufacture. - Millet