If you enjoy fresh, homegrown citrus fruit from your yard, pay attention: A devastating pest and the disease it carries are threatening Santa Clara County on multiple fronts. A pest called the Asian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 13—Bakersfield homeowner Lourdes Cahue had three choices regarding the orange tree that had grown into a problem in her ...

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) can spread the lethal and incurable citrus disease known as huanglongbing or citrus greening that threatens the multi-billion dollar global citrus industry. In 2011, for ...

Asian citrus psyllids transmit citrus greening, a disease that can devastate citrus groves. New work by scientists in Brazil and at UC Davis shows that the citrus greening bacteria interfere with the ...

Gardeners in just about all areas of Orange County were noticing a new pest this summer on their citrus trees. Nurseries and garden centers throughout the county are being overrun with inquiries about ...

A pest that is deadly to citrus trees has once again been spotted in San Luis Obispo County. The County Department of Agriculture said this week that it has found adult Asian citrus psyllids in insect ...

With scientists fearing that citrus greening is impossible to wipe out, the agriculture department has decided on a one-two punch that emphasizes control rather than eradication of the disease. To ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – County officials detected six adult Asian Citrus Psyllids (ACP) with an insect trap in Arroyo Grande – these pests are a serious concern to California's commercial ...