…UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists to carefully and continuously monitor citrus orchards for Asian citrus psyllid, an invasive pest in California that can spread the devastating huanglongbing disease. In…
No Referendum Needed for Citrus Pest and Disease Program
…goal of the program is to advise efforts to limit the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the deadly disease the bug carries called huanglongbing (HLB). The first…
AgNet Media to Host Sonny Perdue at Citrus Expo
…will be presented during the Citrus Expo seminar program. Bactericides could be a valuable tool for growers facing huanglongbing disease. Complete details of the seminar schedule are available here. To…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
Governor Brown signed the 2017 Budget Act, authorizing $10 million in funding to go towards preventing the spread of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the disease it can carry, huanglongbing…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
Central Valley citrus growers got a reminder how close the deadly disease huanglongbing is to the industry with a discussion about inconclusive HLB tests found in their area. The Citrus…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the detections of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus…
Three Anaheim Trees Test HLB Positive
…quarantine will be created to include the area. The new finds bring the total number of huanglongbing infected trees found in California to 60. The first California HLB positive tree…
HLB Tree Triggers New Quarantine
Another huanglongbing (HLB) infected tree has been found in Southern California. Although the HLB tree is in an urban area, it is outside of the current HLB quarantines. Officials said…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $21.8 million in available funding to combat and manage citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…a camping trip, buying plants or seeds online, or mailing a friend a gift of homegrown fruit.” For example, USDA believes Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) was spread from Florida…
Harvest Update, ACP and Marketing at Citrus Showcase
…go.” Citrus Showcase attendees also got an update on the Asian citrus psyllid program. Cooperative Extension Citrus Entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell said there have been 34 trees confirmed with huanglongbing in…
Citrus Showcase This Week
…2 at the Visalia Convention Center. The annual meeting gets the latest huanglongbing (HLB), Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and water management research out to growers. CCM Vice President Bob Blakely…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…feeds on citrus trees and – in doing so – transmits Huanglongbing. Past research has identified the bacterium (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus or CLas) associated with Huanglongbing that is killing citrus…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…The bacteria responsible for Huanglongbing (HLB), a disease that has devastated citrus industries around the world including Florida, has been present in Argentine since 2012 and potentially threatens 336,056 acres…