Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a citrus nurseryman, details on a fruit fly outbreak and information on how Brazil is managing HLB….
Nurseries Affected by HLB Update
…positive trees near the initial HLB find site in the San Gabriel area, bringing the total to nine HLB positive trees on seven properties in the region. The five new…
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
…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
A second case of the citrus disease called huanglongbing (HLB) was confirmed in California on July 10, and routine psyllid surveying led to the detection. Psyllid Surveying Leads to HLB…
AgNeTVideo: Thermotherapy Field Day
…the University of Florida citrus tree steamer unit and a brief update on the research currently being done with tree steaming in an effort to control HLB in citrus trees….
Huanglongbing Detected in Los Angeles County
…known as huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening. The disease was detected in plant material taken from a kumquat tree in a residential neighborhood in the San Gabriel area of Los…
Citrus Industry This Week: Total Tree Health to Fight HLB; Grapefruit Survey
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from University of Florida’s (UF) Michael Rogers who maintains total tree health is key to fighting HLB and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection In Santa Clara County Expands Quarantine Into Alameda County
…it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and closely related species, such as curry leaf trees, are susceptible hosts for both the insect…
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
California’s citrus industry is threatened by the Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny pest that can transmit the world’s deadliest citrus disease, Huanglongbing (HLB). Currently, all of Los Angeles County is…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower HLB Estimates; Replanting ‘Loser’ Blocks
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from University of Florida economist Ariel Singerman regarding growers’ estimates of HLB-affected acreage and a discussion from Peace…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Kern County
…have seen ACP or symptoms of HLB on their trees are urged to call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899. For more information on the ACP and HLB, please visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp….