Published on: April 13, 2017
The following press release was distributed on April 13, 2017 by the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program.
Huanglongbing was confirmed in a single citrus tree in the City of La Habra in Orange County on April 11. This new find will result in a new HLB quarantine area, which will link the existing quarantines into a contiguous zone spanning portions of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Additionally, two samples of Asian citrus psyllids in Anaheim tested positive for carrying the bacteria that causes HLB. These lab results were confirmed last week, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture is treating host plants in the surrounding 800-meter area. No...
Tags: ACP (32), Asian citrus psylld (14), bacteria. (1), citrus pest and disease prevention program (1), HLB (27), huanglongbing (36), Southern California (2), UCIPM (85)
Comments: 0
Viewing -3--3 of 1