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County accepts citrus pest district budget that funds detection dogs to guard against HLB
Summary
The board accepted for filing the Imperial County Citrus Pest Control District No. 1 budget; the district funded two detection dogs and secured a local handler to detect Asian citrus psyllid and help prevent HLB (huanglongbing) from establishing in county orchards.
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors accepted for filing the Imperial County Citrus Pest Control District No. 1 budget on July 22; the district’s budget includes funds to maintain a canine detection program to find Asian citrus psyllid, the insect vector of huanglongbing (HLB).
Jolene Desert, the county agricultural commissioner, introduced representatives from the citrus district…
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