One of five palm trees planted almost 25 years ago as part of a living memorial to the victims of the student murders in Gainesville in 1990, is confirmed to have died from lethal bronzing. In an ...

Lethal Bronzing (LB) is a bacterial disease spread by treehoppers that affects 21 palm species in Florida. Symptoms include sudden fruit/flower drop, reddish-bronze discoloration of fronds, and ...

A planthopper's kiss of death is putting our prized palms at risk throughout Florida. This tiny, common insect called Haplaxius crudus pierces palms, feeds on their sap and spreads deadly bacteria to ...

A palm tree with a confirmed positive case of lethal bronzing disease. The City of Galveston's tree committee has asked residents to be aware of a disease in palm trees called lethal bronzing. It’s ...

When Thomas "T" Diemer moved to New Orleans in 1988, he noticed the palm trees everywhere — especially the ones with bright orange fruit. “Once, even I stopped the car because a tree had so many and ...

A tiny insect called a planthopper is spreading a deadly bacteria to palm trees throughout Florida. The disease, known as "lethal bronzing," causes leaves to turn a bronze-like brown before the tree ...