Citrus Pest
Save Your Community’s Citrus A Deadly Plant Disease and Dangerous Pest Have Been Found in California Save Your Community’s Citrus
AThe Deadly Plant Disease Dangerous Have Been Found in California California citrus we alland know and love isPest at risk. A devastating plant disease called Huanglongbing, also known as HLB or citrus greening, has been found in Southern The California citrus all know and there love isisatnorisk. A devastating plant diseasebitter, called California. HLB kills we citrus trees and cure. Diseased trees produce Huanglongbing, also known as HLB or citrus greening, has been found in Southern hard and lopsided fruit, and eventually die. The disease is spread by a pest called the California. HLB kills citrus trees from and there is no cure. Diseased trees produce bitter, Asian citrus psyllid as it feeds tree to tree. Psyllids are small, about the size of an hard and lopsided fruit, and eventually die. The disease is spread by a pest called aphid, and can be seen on the small, tender, new leaves of citrus trees. The bestthe way Asian citrus psyllid as it feeds from tree to tree. Psyllids are small, about the size of an to protect California citrus from the disease is to stop the spread of the pest. aphid, and can be seen on the small, tender, new leaves of citrus trees. The best way We All Play a Critical Role: to protect California citrus from the disease is to stop the spread of the pest. Inspect your citrusRole: trees monthly for the pest and disease. We• All Play a Critical Do notyour move citrus plants, leaves foliage in ordisease. out of your community, or across ••Inspect citrus trees monthly fororthe pest and state or international borders. • Do not move citrus plants, leaves or foliage in or out of your community, or across •state Cooperate with agriculture or international borders.crews placing traps, inspecting trees and treating for the pest. • Cooperate with agriculture crews placing traps, inspecting trees and treating for •the Talkpest. to your local nursery or garden center about products that can protect your tree from the Asian citrus psyllid. • Talk to your local nursery or garden center about products that can protect your •tree Plant citrus reputable, from thetrees Asianfrom citrus psyllid. licensed nurseries in your area. When grafting buy registered budwoodinwith ••Plant citrus treestrees, from only reputable, licensed nurseries yoursource area. documentation. DQWV RQ \RXUonly FLWUXV WUHHV $QWV LQWHUIHUH ZLWK EHQHĕFLDO LQVHFWV DQG •Ā &RQWURO When grafting trees, buy registered budwood with source documentation. actuallyDQWV protect the FLWUXV Asian WUHHV citrus$QWV psyllid. Talk toZLWK yourEHQHĕFLDO local nursery about Ā &RQWURO RQ \RXU LQWHUIHUH LQVHFWV DQGant bait that canprotect help. the Asian citrus psyllid. Talk to your local nursery about ant bait actually can •that If you nohelp. longer wish to care for your citrus tree, consider removing it so it does a host pest • Ifnot youbecome no longer wishto tothe care for and yourdisease. citrus tree, consider removing it so it does become a host thehas pestthe and disease. •not If you suspect yourtotree psyllid or disease, act fast! Call the California Department of Food and Agriculture at • If you suspect your tree has the psyllid or 800-491-1899. disease, act fast! Call the California Department of Food and Agriculture at 800-491-1899.
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