Researchers use invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery to protect orange groves Asian citrus psyllids transmit a disease that can ruin your oranges. Even worse, Argentine ants protect them ...

Pesticide spraying for Asian citrus psyllids — a tiny louse that can carry the dreaded huanglongbing (HLB) bacteria — by the state started in the Carpinteria area this past week and is moving toward ...

To combat pests like the Asian citrus psyllid, exotic fruit fly and glassy-winged sharpshooter that threaten the state’s food supply, the California Department of Food and Agriculture is weighing a ...

BOULDER COUNTY – There’s a pest that shows up now and again that does so much damage to tomatoes and potatoes that gardeners shudder whenever you mention its name. Like ghost stories around a campfire ...

The discovery in Santa Ana of a tiny insect that typically carries a tree-killing disease has brought California’s $1.6-billion citrus industry one step closer to an agricultural disaster, experts ...

California's $7 billion citrus industry may be at stake as psyllids continue to spread throughout the state, causing a deadly citrus tree disease. Asian Citrus Psyllids (Diaphorina Citri) is a ...

About 250 Asian citrus psyllids, invasive insects that measure about one-eighth of an inch long and can spread bacteria that can kill citrus trees, have been found north of Visalia. California ...

Butte County is known for its delicious citrus. Mandarins are grown commercially in our “banana belt” foothills, and residents in the valley can enjoy citrus grown in their own gardens. However, a ...

Santa Barbara County is in a unique position: diligently find and treat citrus trees for the Asian citrus psyllid or face possibly losing these beloved trees forever. As farmers managing a combined ...

Question: I planted a cascalote tree several years ago. It is thriving. However, this time of year brings insects I understand to be psyllids. I can remove them by spraying the tree with water, ...

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