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Six adult Asian Citrus Psyllids have been found in an insect trap in a residential neighborhood in Arroyo Grande, the San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. Agriculture ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The San Diego citrus industry brings in more than $100 million each year, but there is one bug that could severely impact citrus crops. One way that San Diegans can help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for ...

An Asian citrus psyllid, an insect about one-eighth of an inch long that spreads a deadly citrus disease, has been found in San Luis Obispo County. AP Photo/California Department of Food and ...

Recently, I received a dwarf Meyer lemon as a gift. It had a blue tag that said, “This plant shall not be moved out of the Asian citrus psyllid nursery regional quarantine zone 2.” What is an Asian ...

The recent detection of citrus-wasting bacteria on a residential tree in San Clemente prompted a new quarantine order from the California Department of Food and Agriculture on Thursday. The new ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced that the Asian citrus psyllid quarantine in place in Tulare and Kern Counties has been expanded to a total of 888 square miles after three ...

A dangerous insect has arrived in Santa Barbara County, and it could threaten the county’s citrus groves. The Asian citrus psyllid was spotted between Jan. 11 and June 9. “If the tree gets that ...

Researchers use invisible lasers, ghastly wasps and more trickery to protect orange groves Asian citrus psyllids transmit a disease that can ruin your oranges. Even worse, Argentine ants protect them ...