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State and county ag officials brief Yorba Linda on invasive fruit flies and Asian citrus psyllid
Summary
Representatives from the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner described trapping, quarantine and treatment steps used to protect California citrus and other crops, explained public reporting channels and stressed the importance of not moving homegrown produce across jurisdictions.
Representatives from the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner briefed the Yorba Linda City Council on Oct. 7 about invasive fruit flies and the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), which transmits the incurable citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB).
Dana Napalillo, a CDFA pest prevention specialist, described prevention and early-detection activities including port inspections, parcel facility monitoring (UPS, FedEx, USPS) and a large trapping network. She outlined response steps the agencies use after a detection: enhanced trapping, quarantine zones generally described as a 4.5-mile radius around a find, removal of infested fruit, witnessed…
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