Orange trees with citrus greening disease found in Valley Center, quarantine expands
The state detected the tree-killing bacterial disease during routine inspections. It is a major threat to San Diego County's $138 million annual citrus crop.
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The state detected the tree-killing bacterial disease during routine inspections. It is a major threat to San Diego County's $138 million annual citrus crop.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center on Thursday after a discovery on a residential property.
Officials declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing -- or citrus greening -- in five orange trees on a residential property.
Quarantine expands for Huanglongbing, which has already been found in Oceanside and Rancho Bernardo
The fire was reported just after 3 p.m. at a home not far of state Route 76, east of Old Grove Road