San Bernardino County Agriculture/Weights & Measures is working alongside the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) as well as the public awareness initiative, California Citrus Threat, to raise awareness about the threats of citrus diseases, such as Huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid, that has been infecting citrus crops,…
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n an effort to inform, educate and mitigate the spread of the Oriental Fruit Fly in backyard fruits and vegetables, Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM) staff attended the County Museum’s annual Arthropooluza event in Redlands on March 23-24 and Victor Valley on March 30, 2024, conducting outreach and providing materials regarding…
We need your help. San Bernardino County residents are asked not to move backyard produce! An invasive pest called the Oriental fruit fly has been found in areas of the county. Help protect the community’s fruits and vegetables by not moving homegrown produce from the property where it is grown,…
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is preparing to begin large-scale fruit removal in the Redlands area of San Bernardino County. Removal will occur at more than 2,000 residences and is scheduled to begin in late January. All host fruit for the Oriental fruit fly—citrus as well as a…
The county Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM) Department has partnered with the San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM) to educate the public on ways in which they can help save the community’s citrus. The museum’s exhibit, Pulp Culture: A Juicy Tale in the Orange Empire, is a captivating story highlighting the industry, migrant workers,…
Agriculture / Weights & Measures (AWM) has partnered with the San Bernardino County Museum to educate the public on ways in which they can help save the community’s citrus. The museum’s citrus exhibit is titled Pulp Culture: A Juicy Tale in the Orange Empire and shares a story of the…
Portions of San Bernardino, Riverside and Sacramento counties have been placed under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly by the California Department of Food and Agriculture following the detection of multiple flies in San Bernardino and Sacramento counties.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed the presence of the insect, Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) in areas of Fontana. Known as Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, it feeds on citrus plants and spread the disease huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease of citrus.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Sacramento County, California.
Asian Citrus Psyllid were collected in the cities and communities of Mentone and Redlands in San Bernardino County. Unless emergency action is taken to disrupt the ACP life cycle, there is high potential for sudden future detections in and around commercial citrus agriculture in San Bernardino County and other areas.