Los Angeles Times

Deadly citrus bacteria, harmful insects detected in Costa Mesa

Some Costa Mesa residents are being notified citrus trees in their yards may need to be sprayed with insecticide or removed, after state agriculture officials confirmed the detection of harmful ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Peninsula tree-care tips: How to stop insects from eating leaves from your native and ornamental trees

Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in Menlo Park discuss a tree-related topic from general care and planting tips to how ...
WLRN

Hit by storms and disease, Florida's citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive

LAKE WALES, Fla. — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes ...
KPBS

Orange trees with citrus greening disease found in Valley Center, quarantine expands

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Thursday declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing — or citrus greening — in ...
Orlando Sentinel

Hit by storms and disease, Florida citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive

LAKE WALES — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange ...