The Asian citrus psyllid is an insect that can carry a deadly tree disease called Huanglongbing or citrus greening. To help educate people about the seriousness of this disease, how it spreads, and how to deal with it, the UC IPM program has published an updated version of the Pest Notes: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease, by experts Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell and Matt Daugherty.
- Author: Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell
- Author: Matthew Daugherty
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
[From the March 2016 issue of UC IPM's Retail Nursery & Garden Center IPM News]
Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) continues to spread and to be an ever-present concern in California. Because of this, we have updated information from the April 2015 issue of UC IPM's Retail IPM newsletter to share with your customers.
Until 2013, ACP was mostly found in Southern California, but has since been found in multiple locations in the Central Valley and has been detected as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area. The psyllid is well-established in coastal and inland Southern California and it is slowly establishing itself in...
- Author: Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
- Author: Matthew Daugherty
[From the April 2015 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter]
In June 2013, we wrote about the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in UC IPM's Retail Nursery and Garden Center News. At that time, ACP was mostly found in parts of Southern California. It has since been detected in multiple locations in the Central Valley and has been detected in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thus, the psyllid is established near, or threatening much of, California's commercial, nursery, and residential...
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