Florida has become such a popular place to move that real-estate developers are building homes on top of orange groves to accommodate the exploding population

Trevor Murphy, inspects an orange tree in one of his groves, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Sebring, Fla. Murphy, whose family has been growing oranges for generations, is hoping for a cure to citrus greening, a bacterial infection that together with other factors has decimated the industry.

Marta lavandier –ap photo