BREAKING NEWS!
July 31, 2013
ACP Quarantine
Officially in Place
in Tulare County
SACRAMENTO, July 31, 2013 – A portion of Tulare County has been placed
under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of
psyllids at three locations in the Porterville area, representing 21,520 acres
of citrus.
The quarantine zone measures 178 square miles, bordered on the north by an
area near Blue Ridge Drive and Campbell Creek Drive; on the west by an area
near State Highway 190 and Coyote Drive; on the south by Avenue 68 near State
Highway 65; and on the west by an area near Avenue 104 and Road 192. A link to
a map may be found at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/acp/maps/quarantine/3435ACP_Tulare_20130730.pdf
The quarantine prohibits the movement of host nursery
stock out of the quarantine area and requires that all citrus fruit be cleaned
of leaves and stems prior to moving out of the area. An exception may be made
for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures designed to
keep ACP out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are
asked to not remove fruit from the area.
In addition to Tulare County, ACP quarantines are now
in place in Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles,
San Bernardino and Riverside counties. A total of more than 45-thousand square
miles are under quarantine.
The ACP is of grave concern because it can carry the
disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and
closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the
disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected with HLB. The diseased tree will
decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California
– last year on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles
County.
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