Several research projects continue at UC Riverside, evaluating different strategies for better detection of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). One of the Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialists, Monique Rivera is looking into…
ACP Update from UCR Citrus Day
…Projects for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Raymond Leclerc provided a general overview of how ACP seems to migrate throughout the state. “I would say that it…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 02-08-19
…is fighting for truth about fake meat and get an ACP update from the recent annual citrus day. Also in the show, you’ll hear from the 2019 World Ag Expo…
HLB Detections Increased in 2018 as Monitoring Efforts Intensify
…ACP quarantine after a psyllid was discovered in December 2018 on a residential tree in Novato, California. Breeding populations of ACP were also found at multiple residential properties in Soledad…
CCM: Farm Bill Deal Good for Citrus Future
…California. In recent years, the state of California has dedicated funds to augment ACP and HLB control efforts in urban areas including the rearing and release of millions of beneficial…
Combatting ACP by Removing Abandoned Citrus Farms
…the many tools used to combat the spread of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). The Tulare County Board of Supervisors authorized $250,000 for the Agricultural Commissioner’s Department to use in the…
California Citrus Network Now Available as Grower Resource
…topics, as well as issues related to ACP and HLB. The success of the informational exchange network relies on participation. Communicating with other members of the citrus industry about important…
Numerous ACP Found Near Visalia, California
A large population of Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) and nymphs were found in an older residential area northwest of Visalia, California, last week. With multiple life stages of ACP found,…
HLB Detections Nearing 1,000, Priorities Refocused
…the removal of diseased trees. “Priority two is really preventing that artificial movement of ACP and that’s through quarantine and quarantine enforcement,” said Hornbaker, “priority three is treating for ACP…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) “will increase costs by $65 million, or $248 per acre per year, if controls are extended to all citrus-growing regions.” Compliance training costs are estimated…
Governor Brown Increases Funding for Citrus Protection
…do that.” The governor’s budget that was originally released back in January had allocated only $2.5 million from the general fund to go towards enhancing Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and…
Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series Concludes with Packed House in Exeter
…tactics for managing Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB). Grafton-Cardwell also talked about the details related to the Section 18 of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act allowing for…
Important Industry Updates Presented at Spring Citrus Meeting
…the meeting, however, there was some good news related to ACP. Prior to a focused effort related to the movement of citrus, several ACP finds were happening in different portions…
Pest Prevention Programs Allowed to Continue
…including efforts to confront Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB), as emergencies so that treatment programs could continue as scheduled. The ruling allows certain invasive pest programs to continue…