Citrus Pest Blog

Beth's blog about citrus pests

Huanlongbing Found in Texas
Posted 1/21/2012 - Sadly, huanglongbing (HLB or citrus greening) was discovered in a tree in a commercial orange grove south of San Juan, in the Rio Grande valley of Texas just a few short miles from the Mexico border.  Quarantines have been set up and treatments for...

How do I choose insecticides for Asian citrus psyllid control?
Posted 1/9/2012 - The Los Angeles urban infestation of Asian citrus psyllid has reached such a large size that it is no longer being treated with insecticides by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.  The psyllid has spread eastward into Riverside and San...

Insects are Quieting Down for the Winter
Posted 12/16/2011 - The cold weather in combination with citrus leafminer damage is causing new flush to turn brown.  This mandarin block at LREC has been flushing continously and has been attacked by citrus leafminers for many months. The leafminers will now stop growing...

Don't Forget the Lindcove Fruit Display on Friday!
Posted 12/5/2011 - Friday Dec 9, from 10 am-1 pm is the Lindcove fruit display and tasting.  In addition Mary Lu Arpaia and David Obenland will have a sensory tasting booth to collect data on your preferences and Tracy Kahn will conduct a walking tour of the citrus...

Online courses
Posted 11/18/2011 - Free and interactive online courses are available for ctirus pests at the UC ANR online learning site http:class.ucanr.org.  Each of the six modules takes about an hour to complete.  If you pass the quiz with at least a score of 70% then you earn 1...