The research aims to improve control and mitigation practices for avocado production in Florida. The grant also will support the testing of new varieties for their tolerance to cold and disease.

A painstaking study of an archaeology site in western Honduras showed just how far back the avocado has been farmed.

This particular beetle species spreads a disease believed to have originated in Asia that can quickly kill trees and devastate an entire avocado grove. The Florida avocado industry has employed a ...

Q: I live in a small condominium community. About five years ago, I planted an avocado pit in a common area landscape island in the parking lot, which has since grown to be a lovely tree.