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 [...]
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 – [...]
Taskforce formed to thwart spread of citrus greening disease
Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program form a response taskforce to develop voluntary actions if huanglongbing (HLB) is found in citrus @TheSunGazette CALIFORNIA – While the entire California [...]
Scientists say cure for citrus greening ‘unlikely’
National Academy of Sciences report says pest management is best defense from HLB By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN EXETER – There has never been more money and resources dedicated to finding a cure [...]
Department of Food and Agriculture relaxes rules for citrus packing
CDFA allows bulk citrus grown in HLB quarantine area to ship for final packing outside of HLB quarantine area @TheSunGazette CALIFORNIA – The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB) [...]
CCM praises Governor’s decision to help fund fight against ACP, HLB
Gov. Jerry Brown issues budget that carves out $2.5 million to prevent the spread of devastating citrus disease @TheSunGazette EXETER – The pest known as the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is [...]
Tulare County Board of Supervisors allocated $250,000 to prevent ACP infestation
By Paul Myers @PaulM_SGN VISALIA – The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) that transmits the citrus killing disease Huanglongbing (HLB) has decimated Florida’s citrus industry by nearly two-thirds. It [...]