As citrus greening has no cure to date, it is reported on FreshFruitPorta, January 10, 2025: University of Florida (UF), Instritute of Food and Agriculture Science ( IFAS) explores new approach to combat citrus greening, known as HLB ( HuangLongBing): the new approach or innovation (involves inserting a gene from the soil-borne bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) into the citrus tree. This gene instructs the plant to produce a protein capable of killing young Asian citrus psyllids, the insects that transmit the greening disease. A new Hope in the , horizon. While this innovative approach targets juvenile psyllids, insecticides might still to some degree needed to adult psyllids control.