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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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…
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.
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.
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…