Canker Quotes

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. - Bible

With greening, just as with canker, we recommend wholeheartedly that they remove the trees. You're going to want to take the tree down if it has greening because it's good for absolutely nothing. - Mark Fagan

We took a big hit canker-wise. The bigger hit will be not being able to replant because of the nurseries. - Jeff Bass

We strongly advise them not to, especially in areas that are laden with canker. It's at your own risk. We certainly encourage people to replant with non-citrus fruit trees. - Liz Compton

We have worked hard...to develop a viable plan that will enable Florida to produce, harvest, process, and ship healthy citrus in the presence of citrus canker. - Ron DeHaven

We feel like if we are going to live with canker, there is no reason not to let people replant in residential areas. - Liz Compton

We are unwilling to accept any unnecessary risk and we will protect our industry from any invasive disease. At the risk of being offensive to our friends in Florida, this plan, this science, is all new to us. Didn't the scientists just come out against the 1,900-foot rule? Didn't they say that would eradicate canker? - Joel Nelsen

We are still inspecting because we want to know what's out there. If you have a grove without canker, you should know if your neighbor has it. - Liz Compton

We are out of the eradication mode. There is too much canker. We're in suppression mode, and most of that is going to be done by the grove owner or homeowner. - Jay Clark

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away. - Bible