Asian citrus psyllid is knocking on California's door
And where they psyllid goes, so goes the huanglongbing:
Disease-carrying insect poses threat to citrus (San Diego Union-Tribune)
I'm going to be pretty bitter if California winds up with every citrus disease known to man when I had to leave my awesome potted mystery lemon behind to move here. (I did get a tangerine with the new house as a consolation prize, and some day, if they ever get around to ripening, I'll have 'Moro' blood oranges, too.)
Labels: Citrus, entomology, news, pathology













