A $1.5 million emergency grant is enabling scientists in citrus-producing states to find trees tolerant to the devastating citrus disease HLB. The disease has crippled Florida’s citrus industry and has already …
Controlling Psyllids in Organic Citrus Production
Organic citrus producers have fewer materials available than conventional producers, making pest control even more challenging. Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Riverside, Monique Rivera has been working with organic …
Free Canine-Assisted ACP Scouting Available to Industry Members
Citrus industry members have a resource available to help combat the spread of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) using detection dogs. Canine-assisted ACP scouting has shown to be more than 90 …
Data Shows that Citrus Tarping Having Positive Impact on ACP Movement
Data shows that regulated tarping practices for citrus are having a positive impact on mitigating the movement of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). Researchers at the Data Analysis and Tactical Operations …
2020 ACP Blowups Manageable for Central Valley
Asian citrus psyllid detections in the Central Valley spiked in the wrong direction last year but experts believe that is manageable and expected. Since 2016, the amount of ACP detections …
Citrus Survey Part of Larger Ongoing Research Project
Industry members are being asked to provide information as part of an ongoing citrus survey. The survey centers on growers’ knowledge of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB). Researchers …
CLas-Positive ACP Found in San Diego County
San Diego County reported its first confirmed presence of the bacteria that causes huanglongbing (HLB) disease in citrus. Even though Asian citrus psyllids (ACP), the vector for huanglongbing disease, are …
The Western View: California is Winning the War on ACP
California has been waging a war to keep the Asian Citrus Psyllid, or ACP, out of the state, and for good reason. The ACP is a tiny little bug with …
Officials Addressing the 74 ACP Discoveries Found North of the Grapevine
Local and state officials are working to address the recent uptick in trappings of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in the Kern County area. There have been 74 ACP discoveries since …
Task Force Addressing Increased ACP Trap Finds in Commercial Citrus
The ACP/HLB San Joaquin Valley Task Force is calling attention to the recent rise in ACP trap findings in Kern County. Over the last two months, there have been a …
New Asian Citrus Psyllid Research Set to Begin in 2021
An important research project looking at Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is set to begin early next year. Extension Specialist at UC Riverside, Monique Rivera said they were recently notified that …
Infected ACP in Commercial Grove ‘Not A Surprising Development’
Officials are working to conduct surveys after an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) carrying the bacteria which causes huanglongbing (HLB) was found in Riverside County. It marks the first time that …
CLas-Positive ACP Discovered in Riverside Commercial Grove
An Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) sample has been confirmed positive for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacteria that causes huanglongbing (HLB). The sample was collected from a commercial citrus grove …
Citrus Industry Positive About Federal HLB Funding
HLB funding to support the fight against the spread of the disease and the Asian citrus psyllid survived cuts in the revised state budget, and leaders believe their chances in the federal …