…San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties also under quarantine. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB),…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service announced the release of a new citrus rootstock that is showing greater huanglongbing (HLB) resistance. The rootstock was created in Indio,…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Citrus growers received updates at a huanglongbing (HLB) technology summit on the status of the disease in California and the challenges they face in the detection…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…be in California that can carry a deadly citrus disease called Huanglongbing, which was recently discovered on multiple properties in San Gabriel. The donation is the result of partnership between…
Register Today for HLB Early Detection Technology Summit
HLB on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. Early detection technologies can become valuable tools for identifying huanglongbing (HLB) positive trees before physical symptoms of the disease appear. A massive amount…
Possible ACP Breeding Population in Central Valley
…is of grave concern because it can carry the plant disease huanglongbing (HLB). All citrus and closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
…p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 905 Stine Rd., in Bakersfield. As a reminder, ACP is of grave concern because it can carry the plant disease huanglongbing (HLB)….
New Steamer Helping Fight HLB
…a possible cure for huanglongbing. New Steamer Helping Fight HLB Project Senior Engineer Joseph Trotochaud says the center received a grant that allowed it to take this steaming technology to…
Packinghouse Field Manager Training for ACP
…to them. Both meetings begin at noon and lunch will be provided. In light of the recent discoveries of Huanglongbing in San Gabriel, and in preparation of the harvest season,…
Nurseries Affected by HLB Update
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. According to the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed five additional huanglongbing (HLB)…
Four HLB Trees in San Gabriel, Quarantine Declared
Huanglongbing on Mandarin Oranges Huanglongbing (HLB) has been confirmed four times in San Gabriel, in a kumquat tree on a residential property, in a lime tree on an adjacent residential…
Residential Citrus Tree Concerns Remain
The three huanglongbing (HLB) finds in California to date are in a close radius amongst a huge residential area. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says residential trees…
Proximity of HLB Finds Concerning, Yet Not Surprising
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. The two recent huanglongbing (HLB) detections in Los Angeles County are just 15 miles away from the first HLB detection in 2012. HLB…
Second Tree Tests Positive for HLB in San Gabriel
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed a second tree has tested positive for the citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) in…