Posts Tagged: greening

Third Backyard Citrus Tree with Huanglongbing Disease Found

From the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program RIVERSIDE – A third backyard citrus tree in the city of Riverside has tested positive for citrus greening, a deadly disease for citrus plants that can be transmitted from tree to tree by...

Citrus Greening Disease Quarantine Extended

Alert from CDFA Plant Health and Prevention Services The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have established a 94-square mile quarantine in portions of Riverside and San...

You can help prevent a deadly disease from destroying California's citrus

The incurable citrus tree disease huanglongbing, or HLB, has been detected in Los Angeles and Orange counties and most recently in Riverside. The citrus disease is spread from tree to tree by Asian citrus psyllids, the insects that...

Two New HLB Diseased Trees Found in Los Angeles

August 11, 2016 Two more trees have been confirmed positive for Huanglongbing (HLB), the plant disease carried by an invasive insect called the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). One tree is located in San Gabriel and the other is in Hacienda Heights, in very...