On December 20, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) had been found in a trap in a commercial citrus orchard near La Conchita. On December 29, CDFA announced that a second ACP had been found in a trap in a commercial orchard near Santa Paula. The finds triggered establishment of a quarantine zone encompassing all of Ventura County and southern Santa Barbara County.
For up-to-date information on workshops and quarantines, please visit the Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force Facebook page or the County of Ventura Agricultural Commissioner website.
As a reminder all citrus tree owners, commercial and home gardeners alike, should check their trees regularly for ACP and HLB (the deadly bacterial disease that can be carried by this psyllid). For additional information and instructions on how to check your trees, please click here.
Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force logo.