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 ...

Asian citrus psyllids, invasive insects that measure about one-eighth of an inch long, can spread bacteria that kill citrus trees. California Department of Food and Agriculture Associated Press An ...

This adds to HLB quarantines already in effect in the county, which are in Oceanside, Rancho Bernardo, Valley Center, and Fallbrook.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona this week after two citrus trees ...

Gardeners, this week we are discussing Asian Citrus Greening and Citrus Canker and how we can recognize each of the two citrus diseases. There are numerous plant diseases that may attack citrus trees, ...

California agricultural officials have identified a deadly plant disease in Carson for the first time — though it’s been in Southern California for a while. The disease, dubbed Huanglongbing — or HLB ...

Some Costa Mesa residents are being notified citrus trees in their yards may need to be sprayed with insecticide or removed, after state agriculture officials confirmed the detection of harmful ...

Over time, fruit of HLB-infected trees begins to turn green and develop a bitter, metallic taste. (Elizabeth Chin / UC Davis) Florida produced twice as much citrus as California as recently as 2012 ...

Butte County is known for its delicious citrus. Mandarins are grown commercially in our “banana belt” foothills, and residents in the valley can enjoy citrus grown in their own gardens. However, a ...