Greening in the Caribbean?

T Goguey, Head of the Fruit Trees Programme of CIRAD, France, is keen to correct our news item on citrus greening or Huanglongbing in Spore 82: 'Regarding your information about the arrival of greening in the Caribbean, I would like to point out that it is the vector of this disease which has arrived, and not the disease itself. Greening is one of the most serious citrus diseases, and is caused by the bacterium Liberobacter. The bacteria are transmitted by psyllid insects or biting suckers (Trioza erytreae and Diaphorina citri), which feed on citrus tree sap. Greening causes costly damage [ ] It is not present in the Caribbean but the D. citri psyllid has been indentified in Guadeloupe. Its arrival in a zone free of greening means that there is a potential risk of the disease spreading if it is released by accident 'T Goguey, Head of the Fruit Trees Programme of CIRAD, France, is keen to correct our news item on citrus greening or Huanglongbing in Spore 82: 'Regarding your information about the arrival of greening in the Caribbean, I would like to point out..