Meetings planned for community as state expands citrus quarantine in North County

Meetings planned for community as state expands citrus quarantine in North County

Asian citrus psyllids on a citrus leaf. (File photo courtesy County News Center) The state Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a citrus quarantine expansion in Valley Center, San Diego County announced Friday. Officials detected a fatal disease known as “citrus greening” in two trees located in residential neighborhoods during regular inspections. This bacterial disease called Huanglongbing (or HLB) “is a major threat to San Diego Co…

STATE DECLARES CITRUS QUARANTINE EXPANSION IN VALLEY CENTER

citrus quarantineValley CenterCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureNewsCommunitiesNorth County InlandBy County News Center, County of San Diego Communications Office April 4, 2025 (San Diego) - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a citrus quarantine expansion in Valley Center on March 26, after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees in re…

State Declares Citrus Quarantine Expansion in Valley Center

The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine expansion in Valley Center on March 26, after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees in residential neighborhoods in the Valley Center area during regular inspections.