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.
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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.
Effective June 19, 2022, the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (MedFly) quarantine in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties has successfully ended. Eradication of Medfly has been declared and all quarantine regulations are no longer enforced as of June 19, 2022.
Our pest prevention team has been recognized by the California Citrus Threat organization for as the Citrus Hero for the month of June 2022 as a a result of our team’s recent efforts to assist the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division (CPDPD) and protect California’s citrus trees in San…
Medfly Quarantine Declared in Cities of Upland, Ontario, Montclair and Rancho Cucamonga October 2021, San Bernardino County’s Pest Detection staff found a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) while performing a routine survey in the City of Upland. Due to the significant threat to California’s environment, San Bernardino County partnered with the California…