Yellow dragon reaches Mediterranean, sparking fears for future of citrus fruit

After decimating orange groves in Florida and trees in California and Brazil, citrus greening disease now threatens the key producing region of the Mediterranean, according to researchers. The disease “has spread since the mid-2000s with a phenomenal speed and impact”, says Eric Imbert of CIRAD, an agricultural research centre based in the French city of Montpellier. Read more here.