The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) say they have expanded the huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine in the area of Coto de Caza in Orange County by 11 square miles, the Rancho San Margarita area of Orange County by 93 square miles, the Perris area of Riverside County by 37 square miles and the Rancho Cucamonga and San Bernadino areas of San Bernadino County by 88 square miles.
APHIS said this expanded quarantine parallels the intrastate quarantine established in May in Orange and San Bernardino counties, in June in Orange County and July 1 in Riverside County.
This quarantine expansion impacts 1.44 acres of commercial citrus.
APHIS says it detected HLB in tissue samples from residential properties in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
