Scotch Broom Gall Mite: A New Partner in Broom Management for California
Sacramento, July 10, 2015 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed detection of the citrus disease known as huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening. The disease was detected in plant material taken from a kumquat tree in a residential neighborhood in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. This is the second time HLB has been detected in California. The first detection occurred in 2012 in a residential…