State hearing set on citrus greening – Central Valley Business Times

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The state Senate Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Sen. Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton, will hold an informational hearing on the threat posed by the Asian citrus psyllid to California citrus.

It’s set for 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 17 in Room 113 of the State Capitol in Sacramento.

California is facing a serious infestation of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), an invasive pest that threatens to kill every California citrus tree. As already seen in Florida, this tiny pest and the disease it carries, Huanglongbing (HLB), has the ability to devastate both the citrus industry as well as residential citrus trees.

The aim of the hearing is to focus on the crisis facing California citrus due to the rapid spread of ACP throughout the state and the additional finds of HLB in the Los Angeles Basin. Expert witnesses will discuss current state, federal, and local actions to detect, control, and prevent the spread of ACP and HLB; the economic impact of ACP/HLB in California; and strategies and solutions to mitigate the spread of ACP/HLB and efforts to find a cure to treat infected trees.

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State hearing set on citrus greening – Central Valley Business Times

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The state Senate Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Sen. Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton, will hold an informational hearing on the threat posed by the Asian citrus psyllid to California citrus.

It’s set for 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 17 in Room 113 of the State Capitol in Sacramento.

California is facing a serious infestation of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), an invasive pest that threatens to kill every California citrus tree. As already seen in Florida, this tiny pest and the disease it carries, Huanglongbing (HLB), has the ability to devastate both the citrus industry as well as residential citrus trees.

The aim of the hearing is to focus on the crisis facing California citrus due to the rapid spread of ACP throughout the state and the additional finds of HLB in the Los Angeles Basin. Expert witnesses will discuss current state, federal, and local actions to detect, control, and prevent the spread of ACP and HLB; the economic impact of ACP/HLB in California; and strategies and solutions to mitigate the spread of ACP/HLB and efforts to find a cure to treat infected trees.

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