Citrus Greening

Want to learn about citrus greening? There's an app for that

Want to find out more about citrus greening?

There's now a free iPhone app for that, thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Officials seek public’s help with citrus greening

California citrus growers and government agricultural officials are relying on backyard gardeners to help contain citrus greening disease in the state.

Citrus greening quarantine established in Los Angeles County

A 93-square-mile area of Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, has been quarantined after the detection of citrus greening disease in a single residential lemon/pummelo tree last week.

Genetically engineered plants could thwart sucking insects

Researchers at Cornell University want to use the aphid's sweet tooth against it as a way to control the pest and the diseases it may carry.

Spinach genes beef up citrus trees' resistance to greening

Spinach, that same green leafy vegetable used by Popeye to pump up, also may help citrus trees resist greening disease, or huanglongbing.

Citrus greening-infected trees emit psyllid-attracting scent

Greening-infected citrus trees emit a fragrance that invites Asian citrus psyllids, the insect that spreads the disease, to the banquet.

Marine base now included in Califorina citrus psyllid quarantine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded the Asian citrus psyllid quarantine in California to include Camp Pendleton Marine base after the pest was detected in nearby San Clemente.

Texas working with APHIS, California on citrus disease

Texas is joining California in committing itself to stopping huanglongbing.

International HLB conference proceedings published

The non-profit Plant Management Network has published the proceedings from the Second International Research Conference on Huanglongbing on its website, www.plantmanagementnetwork.org.

Users can access all 279 pages in a single pdf or download individual papers, according to a news release.

California steps up efforts to fight citrus greening

VISALIA, Calif. — The California Department of Food and Agriculture plans to pull out all the stops in the fight against citrus greening if the disease is found in the state, including mandatory spraying and removing trees in commercial groves and people’s back yards.