(Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) WESLACO - After finding citrus canker in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, experts want the public to know the facts of the disease because they can play a big role in limiting its damage. Dr. Olufemi Alabi, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service plant pathologist in Weslaco, said the first thing the public should know is fruit from a tree with citrus canker is safe to eat. After finding citrus canker in lime trees near Brownsville, the public is being asked to report suspicious trees. Citrus canker lesions on Florida citrus are shown here. (AgriLife Extension photo by Dr. Olufemi Alabi) 'Citrus canker creates lesions on the stems, leaves and...
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