[NautiNurse]

The early 2000 citrus disease you are referring to is Citrus Canker. County extension agents routinely inspected yards and ordered trees in a large radius to be destroyed around a single infected tree. Turned out all of that was overkill.

Citrus greening came later. Caused by a flying insect, the Asian psyllid, citrus greening cannot be controlled by the methods used for citrus canker. The infected trees are not contagious; the flying insects carry the disease. So many beloved dooryard citrus have been destroyed by citrus greening. I speak from experience as a homeowner and a Master Gardener.

[rodguy911]

How many of those groves especially in your area are now housing developments?

[Joe Brower]

Ah, that's right. Thanks for the clarification. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to this except when I once had to confront some state agriculture agents walking across my yard unannounced. They didn't like it, but after that they made sure to let me know when they were visiting.

I likely conflated the two because they are both just excuses for anointed agents of the state feel entitled to trample on those pesky property rights that we commoners hold so dear.