Citrus industry, UC Riverside rejoice over new lab to fight huanglongbing
UC Riverside opens new biosafety level-3 lab intended to make inroads to combat the proliferation of HLB in the citrus industry @TheSunGazette RIVERSIDE – Citrus growers are under constant [...]
Dogs sniff out citrus tree disease
Ventura County is first to use detector dogs to identify trees with bacteria that causes HLB By Kevin Hecteman California Farm Bureau VENTURA COUNTY – Using detector dogs as an early-warning [...]
State puts best foot forward to stomp out citrus disease
TULARE COUNTY – The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee endorsed a set of best practices on how to combat huanglongbing (HLB), a disease that devastates citrus orchards.
State spends $39 mil. to protect citrus
Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention’s annual report details efforts to protect California citrus from deadly citrus disease huanlongbing (HLB) By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN TULARE COUNTY – [...]