HLB Quarantine Expands in California

The California Department of Food and Agriculture added the Perris area of Riverside County to the state’s existing quarantine for huanglongbing.

Asian citrus psyllid
The Asian citrus psyllid spreads citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing.
(Photo courtesy of USDA/H. Gomez)

The California Department of Food and Agriculture says it has expanded the state’s huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, quarantine boundary in the Perris area of Riverside County.

The department also announced the expansion of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Bulk Citrus Regional Quarantine Zone 6 in the Perris area to reflect the HLB quarantine boundary expansion.

A map of the expanded boundary can be found on the department’s website.

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