When most people think of citrus, they think of Florida. But did you know that California is the second top producer of citrus in the United States? And the top producer of citrus table fruit, the fresh oranges, lemons, grapefruit and limes you see in stores (not in juice cartons)? Citrus trees dot the state, from orchards of thousands to backyard trees providing fresh produce to home owners.
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HungryPests BlogJune 29th, 2010 |
 Author: Helene Wright, California State Plant Health Director, USDA-APHIS | Tags: Asian citrus psyllid, California, California citrus, Huanglongbing (HLB), Invasive Pests | Category: Asian citrus psyllid, California Agriculture | One comment
You may have heard the news that a tiny insect, about the size of an aphid, has arrived in southern California and has the potential to cause great harm to the citrus industry. The Asian citrus psyllid lives on young leaves of all types of citrus (lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit) and closely related plants such as kumquat, Indian curry leaves and an ornamental plant called mock orange. When it feeds, the psyllid injects a toxin that causes the new leaves to twist and curl or fall off completely. October 14th, 2009 |
Author: Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Research Entomologist, UC-Riverside | Tags: Asian citrus psyllid, California citrus, Huanglongbing (HLB) | Category: Asian citrus psyllid | 5 comments |
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