…the joint CDFA/USDA sterile insect rearing facility in Los Alamitos, which prepares sterile files for release everyday over the Los Angeles basin. The sterile release program has a proven track…
Four HLB Trees in San Gabriel, Quarantine Declared
…property, and in calamondin and mandarin trees on residential properties in close proximity to the original find. An 87-square mile quarantine in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County…
Residential Citrus Tree Concerns Remain
…the heart of a residential area of Los Angeles County. CDFA Director of Public Affairs Steve Lyle says the fight against HLB and the Asian citrus psyllid has been well…
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
…connection to the previous HLB detection in Los Angeles County on July 10. Second Tree Tests Positive for HLB CDFA confirmed a kumquat tree in San Gabriel, Calif. tested positive…
Psyllid Surveying Leads to HLB Detection
…Detection The California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed a positive HLB test last Friday in Los Angeles. California Citrus Mutual Director of Public Affairs Alyssa Houtby says routine psyllid…
Huanglongbing Detected in Los Angeles County
…The University of Florida estimates that the disease causes an average loss of 7,513 jobs per year, and has cost growers $2.994 billion in lost revenue since HLB was first…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection In Santa Clara County Expands Quarantine Into Alameda County
…the existing quarantine has been expanded to include an additional portion of northwest Santa Clara County and a portion of southern Alameda County along its border with Santa Clara County….
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
…who presented the announcement. “The city of Los Angeles recognizes the contribution citrus adds to California’s economy and our residents’ lives.” “The Los Angeles area has played a vital role…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Kern County
…potted citrus trees, or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide quarantines are now in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare…
Update on Commercial Orchard Psyllid Find
…far, no psyllids or trees have tested positive for HLB since 2012 when a single residential tree in the Hacienda Heights area of Los Angeles tested positive and was removed….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected Near Orange Cove
…will decline in health, producing bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. To date, HLB has been detected on just one residential property in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles….
First Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Citrus Orchard Reported
…disease does not affect human health and citrus fruit is safe to consume. A single citrus tree infected with huanglongbing was found in a Los Angeles County backyard in 2012….
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
A portion of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine for the guava fruit fly (GFF) following the detection of eight adult GFF within the City of Long Beach….