Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photo, a worker plants new citrus trees on land owned by the Hunt family in Lake Wales, Fla. The Hunt  family owns 5,000-plus acres of groves and is part of the co-op that contributes to Florida's Natural, the third largest juice brand in the country. Florida's $9 billion citrus industry is facing its biggest threat yet by a tiny invasive bug called the Asian Citrus Psyllid, which carries bacteria that are left behind when the psyllid feeds on a citrus tree's leaves.

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photo, a worker plants new citrus trees on land owned by the Hunt family in Lake Wales, Fla. The Hunt family owns 5,000-plus acres of groves and is part of the co-op that contributes to Florida's Natural, the third largest juice brand in the country. Florida's $9 billion citrus industry is facing its biggest threat yet by a tiny invasive bug called the Asian Citrus Psyllid, which carries bacteria that are left behind when the psyllid feeds on a citrus tree's leaves.