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Board ratifies local emergency over beet leaf hopper threat to Kings County tomatoes
Summary
Supervisors ratified a director’s proclamation of a local emergency after increased beet leaf hopper migration raised risk of curly top virus affecting about 42,048 permitted acres of tomatoes; staff estimated the county’s tomato crop value at roughly $236.52 million.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors ratified a director’s proclamation recognizing a local emergency caused by a localized migration of beet leaf hoppers, which can vector the curly top virus and threaten the county’s tomato crop.
Alex C. Walker, an administrative analyst, told the board the director of emergency services proclaimed the emergency on May 6,…
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