Citrus Disease Causing Concern for Growers
By Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter
As the citrus harvest gets under way in Louisiana, some growers have complained about internal dry rot of fruit this year. Mature fruit looks otherwise healthy from the outside, but internal dry rot can be seen after peeling the fruit, said LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh. “This internal dry rot is caused by a yeast called Nematospora coryli, which is transmitted by the western leaf-footed bug,” Singh said.