Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes reports on grower HLB controls, a citrus nutrition field day and thermotherapy. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe…
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,…
Citrus Industry This Week: Nursery Report; Fruit Fly Alert; HLB in Brazil
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
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…
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…