Agriculture officials have increased the existing citrus black spot (CBS) quarantine area in Florida and established a new quarantine area. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry (FDACS DPI) took these actions.
CBS is a fungal disease that leaves fruit speckled and lesioned, but does not affect the internal quality of the infected fruit.
USDA APHIS added nine sections in Collier County, three sections in Glades County, 25 sections in Hendry County, two sections in Lee County and six sections in Polk County to the existing CBS quarantine area. In addition, a new quarantine area of six sections in Manatee County has been established.
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