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Citrus Canker

Scientific Name

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

Common Name

Citrus canker, Citrus bacterial canker

Native To

Believed to have originated in Southeast Asia or India (Polek 2007)

Date of U.S. Introduction

First discovered in 1910, but eradicated in 1931; another outbreak was discovered in 1986, and again in 1995 (Dewdney 2013)

Means of Introduction

First arrived in seedlings imported from Japan in 1910 (Dewdney 2013)

Impact

Bacterial disease that infects citrus trees, where it destroys fruit and causes decreased production (CABI)

Citrus canker - Invasive.org

Citrus canker, fruit symptoms on sweet orange

Credit

Photo by Jeffrey W. Lotz; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Source
Invasive.org.

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Federal Government

  • Citrus Canker

    • USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

    • Provides comprehensive citrus canker information including: what to look for, how to prevent this disease and how it is treated. Also provides image gallery and information how to report signs of citrus disease. And provides control information including: history of citrus canker in the U.S., current quarantine boundaries, regulations, and potential actionable suspect sample policy. 

  • Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory - Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri

    • Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce.

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