California Found Another Citrus Tree Infected With HLB

[Millet]

A citrus tree infected with Citrus Greening (HLB)  was found in Cerritos, CA.,  has tested positive for HLB. Cerritos is just outside of the current HLB quarantine that covers the San Gabriel and Hacienda Heights areas of Los Angeles County.

[wslau]

Mandatory spraying within the 800m zone started today.

[fyliu]

Hopefully they don't make it illegal to graft citrus like some states did.

[Millet]

It took over a month for the mandatory spraying to begin.  A psyllid could do a LOT of damage in a months time.

[vlan1]

Hopefully they don't make it illegal to graft citrus like some states did.

That is soon going to be against the law in texas.

[wslau]

Here is an article:
http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=22897

The address where the infected tree is not posted, but the 800m mandatory spray zone is shown at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pdep/treatment/notices/2016/ACP-HLB-NOT-Cerritos-LosAngelesCounty-Dec2016.pdf

The infection site is near Norwalk Blvd between 195th St and South Street.  Its only about 2 miles from me.

I drove by recently and there are 2 giant orange trees still standing in the nearby vicinity.

The general Los Angeles quarantine zone is shown at:
http://pi.cdfa.ca.gov/pqm/manual/pdf/maps/3439HLBLosAngelesOrange.pdf

A website with good information for Californians:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/pe/InteriorExclusion/hlb_quarantine.html

[Cyan]

Wow! thanks for the heads up.   I agree Millet, I can't believe they waited that long to act, this is an emergency situation!