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Citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing (HLB) or yellow dragon disease, is one of the most serious citrus diseases in the world.

It is a bacterial disease that greatly reduces production, destroys the economic value of fruit, and can kill trees. It has significantly reduced citrus production in Asia, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Brazil.

Once infected, there is no cure for a tree with citrus greening disease. In areas of the world where citrus greening is endemic, citrus trees decline and die within a few years. The disease specifically attacks citrus plants and presents no threat to humans or animals.

Citrus Greening has currently been confirmed in 32 Florida counties.

_Some of this information taken from APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Factsheet March 2007_