pest or disease of orange tree (forum)

LydiaB starts with ...
I was wondering if somebody could identify the cause of damage to the orange in the attached photo. My orange tree is relatively healthy: had a few aphids which I got rid of; I thought perhaps a couple of pieces of fruit showed evidence of katydid on their skin. But otherwise tree is healthy. This is (so far) the only fruit this has happened to so if I can avoid more....
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Time: 20th April 2015 7:48pm

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allybanana says...
IF it is the only fruit with these symptoms it could be mechanical damage that then got infected, in which case risk of spreading would be unlikly

Time: 16th May 2015 12:03am

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denise1 says...
Did it happen on the tree, on the ground, or after picking?

Time: 16th May 2015 7:12am

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Diana says...
A good discussion of the causes of this problem in lemons- go to the bottom of the page (citrus bugs when fruit are small, when it was warmer and drier- this has happened to mine)

http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Message.aspx?b=72&t=8&a=0&ps=50&m=4643&dm=1

Time: 19th May 2015 9:27pm

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