HLB-carrying insects found in Ventura County
California officials confirmed the discovery of an insect carrying the bacteria linked to huanglongbing (HLB) in citrus in a residential tree in Sa...
California officials confirmed the discovery of an insect carrying the bacteria linked to huanglongbing (HLB) in citrus in a residential tree in Santa Paula, Calif. This is the first confirmed discovery of an infected Asian citrus psyllid in Ventura County. 'This really is a devastating find,' said Ben Faber, UC Cooperative Extension subtropical crops adviser for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. 'It means that Asian citrus psyllid that is infected with the HLB bacteria is present in the middle of a citrus-growing area that is currently and historically important for lemon production.