…thrive and to encourage growers to replant with confidence.” Huanglongbing (HLB) is currently the most devastating citrus disease worldwide. HLB was first detected in Florida in 2005 and has since…
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
…future for the California citrus industry.” Cilia’s CRB-funded research focuses on huanglongbing (HLB or citrus greening disease), which currently is the most critical threat to the U.S. citrus industry. HLB…
New HLB Find Outside Current Quarantine
Another tree has been confirmed as huanglongbing (HLB) positive in Southern California. This most recent HLB find is outside of the current quarantine, which is just north in Los Angeles…
Inconclusive Results Hint at More HLB
…(HLB) disease is to run an Asian citrus psyllid or tree sample through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine. The machine cycles 40 times, and if it can’t find the…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…changes to citrus trees, but the metabolic pathways of HLB are unique. A key goal of this research is to offer screening for HLB sooner rather than intensive testing later….
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
Two more trees have been confirmed HLB positive in Southern California. This brings the total number of confirmed positive trees found in California to 30. The California Department of Food…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…HLB-infected trees in commercial California citrus, but experts on the forefront of the fight believe that given the proliferation of the psyllid, which can carry HLB, it’s only a matter…
Smelling Huanglongbing for Early-Detection
…a test that could lead to advances in fighting huanglongbing (HLB) disease in citrus. Researcher and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Christina Davis, said the test looks for a…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…Obispo, San Mateo, 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), also known…
Psyllid Spreads North, Found in Placer County
…HLB or citrus greening disease, will kill any tree it infects and there is no known cure, other than prevention. A call to the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…top citrus-production region. Huanglongbing, the fatal citrus disease the tiny pest can carry, has devastated Florida citrus production and threatens California citrus. Though the disease—also known as HLB or citrus…
Psyllid Management Meetings Sought Industry Input
…continues to be a major concern for the California citrus industry. The psyllid spreads huanglongbing disease, or HLB, which damages fruit and kills off citrus trees. With psyllids found in…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
…close to previous huanglongbing (HLB) finds in the region. From the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program: Two additional trees have been confirmed positive for Huanglongbing (HLB). One tree…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…anyone knows, the pests that spread HLB in Florida and Texas have not spread the disease into California’s commercial citrus groves. California HLB detections have been limited to 17 trees…