San Diego Union-Tribune

Citrus tree disease found in Rancho Bernardo, expanding already extensive quarantine zone

The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine in a 95-square-mile area of Rancho Bernardo on Tuesday after detecting a potentially threatening citrus tree disease ...
NOLA.com

Citrus canker, a serious bacterial disease, has spread to local fruit trees

When I started my horticultural career in New Orleans back in 1980, my memory of growing citrus seems so easy. White flies and other sucking insects and the sooty mold they caused were the only major ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Citrus tree HLB disease found close to San Diego

While Huanglongbing (HLB) — a deadly citrus tree disease — has yet to be detected in San Diego, the proximity to nearby detections in Orange County and parts of Mexico means citrus trees in San Diego ...
LAist

The citrus disease that devastated Florida oranges is now in Riverside

Citrus disease Huanglingbing already devastated Florida's juice industry. Now it's been found in Riverside and could be bad for local fresh fruit. A tree disease that devastated Florida's citrus ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Citrus disease infects 5 trees in Rancho Cucamonga for first time

The spread of an incurable fruit-tree disease caused by an aphid-like insect continues to march across San Bernardino County, with the discovery of five diseased trees in Rancho Cucamonga in September ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Quarantine declared as citrus tree-killing disease found in North County

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OCEANSIDE, Calif. (CNS) – The California ...
CBS News

Officials Warn Gardeners Of Citrus Tree Disease

GULF BREEZE (CBSMiami/AP) — Agricultural officials said they have found a highly contagious disease that could damage citrus tree growth in the Florida Panhandle. The first case of citrus canker in ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

UC Riverside scientists fight citrus greening disease by breeding new fruit

Tucked behind twists and turns of dusty roads and acres of groves at UC Riverside’s agriculture research station are hybrid trees with golf-ball-size fruit that offer hope in the fight against a ...
NBC Los Angeles

Contaminated Fruit and Trees — What to Look for With Citrus Disease This Summer

Riverside residents who live within the area under quarantine to contain citrus greening disease were urged Wednesday to take precautions while traveling this summer to prevent carrying potentially ...
Daily Breeze

An incurable citrus tree disease found in Carson

California agricultural officials have identified a deadly plant disease in Carson for the first time — though it’s been in Southern California for a while. The disease, dubbed Huanglongbing — or HLB ...
Times of San Diego

Citrus Tree Disease Found in Rancho Bernardo; Quarantine Zone Expanded

Asian citrus psyllids on a citrus leaf. Courtesy County News Center The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine in a 95-square-mile area of Rancho Bernardo Tuesday ...