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A recent grower meeting was held online to cover the activities of Asian Citrus Psyllid, how the Huanglongbing disease is moving and how both insect and bacteria might be detected and what is being done to address these two organisms, plus grower practices. Great information and For those who were unable to attend the Aug. 25 webinar, a recording has been posted here.
The Agenda
Welcome, and update on status of HLB in California — Leslie Leavens, chair, Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force.
Update on area-wide participation rates and CDFA buffer treatments — Sandra Zwaal, Ventura County Grower Liaison.
Report on 2020-2021 ACP surveying project in Ventura County, and Phase Two research
including tracking of CLas in the county — Monique Rivera, Extension Specialist and Research Entomologist, Department of Entomology, UC Riverside.
Final report on deployment of detection canines to scout Ventura County commercial groves for evidence of early HLB infection — John Krist, CEO, Farm Bureau of Ventura County.
Availability of canines for detection of CLas in commercial orchards in Ventura County — Bill Schneider, Chief Science Officer, F1-K9.
K9 assisted ACP scouting in commercial orchards (free until March 2022!) — Lisa Finke, Canine Detection Services.
Barriers to participation in area-wide management and status of strategies the citrus industry can utilize to survive in a world with HLB — Neil McRoberts, Western Regional Director, National Plant Diagnostic Network, and Professor of Plant Pathology, UC Davis.
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