Santa Barbara ACP News

From

Cressida Silvers

ACP/HLB Grower Liaison

Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

805 284-3310

Reminder of 2019 Fall ACP Area Wide Management Schedule

September 8 - 21: Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito

September 15 - 28: Santa Barbara, Goleta, and the rest of the county

Here is the University of California website on ACP monitoring techniques and management recommendations:  ucanr.edu/sites/ACP/Grower_Options/Grower_Management/

If you are restricted in your choice of materials, applications of horticultural oil can be effective.

Remember to notify beekeepers in your area before treating by contacting the County Ag Department at 805 681-5600. Get additional information about the new on-line bee registration and notification system BeeWhere at beewherecalifornia.com .

ACP continues to be difficult to find in the field. This is a good thing, and we want to keep it that way, so please keep up the good work by continuing to monitor your trees and participate in the Area Wide Management Program.

Remember, difficulty finding ACP does not mean it is not present in the orchard, or not in surrounding residential citrus. The fact that ACP adults continue to show up in yellow sticky traps throughout the south county is a reminder of this. 

Secretary Ross Visits Santa Barbara County

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross visited Santa Barbara County last month to hear first hand how neighboring cannabis operations are impacting existing agriculture. Several citrus growers, PCAs, applicators, and I had the honor of speaking with Secretary Ross, along with representatives from the governor's office, CDFA, and the county agricultural commissioner's office. 

HLB Update

The most recent map and totals for all HLB detections in the state are posted at the website maps.cdfa.ca.gov/WeeklyACPMaps/HLBWeb/HLB_Treatments.pdf.  As of August 2, a total of 1,534 trees and 256 ACP have tested positive for the HLB bacterium, on a total of 1,110 sites, all still in LA, Orange, and Riverside Counties. To date, all HLB detections have been on residential properties, the infected trees have been or are being removed, and ACP treatments applied on a recurring basis to remaining citrus in those areas. No HLB has been found in commercial groves.

Voluntary Best Practices for HLB protection

As HLB detections increase and spread, it's important to be aware of possible actions you could take to further protect your citrus should an HLB detection occur in your area. These Voluntary Best Practices can be found at the Citrus Insider website HERE.

Regulatory responses required by the state in response to an HLB detection are described in CDFA's Action Plan for ACP and HLB . 

UPCOMING CPDPC MEETINGS -- All meeting agendas and eventually the minutes are posted at www.cdfa.ca.gov/citruscommittee/ . All meetings are free and open to the public, and accessible via phone/webinar.  

• Operations and Outreach Subcommittees meeting date has changed to Wed, Aug 21. Outreach agenda is here, Operations Agenda is pending.

Additional Useful Links:

Summaries of the latest scientific research on combating HLB: ucanr.edu/sites/scienceforcitrushealth/

Science-based analyses to guide policy decisions, logistics, and operations: www.datoc.us

General updates and information on the state ACP/HLB program and regional activities: citrusinsider.org 

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