What started as a backyard dispute over pests ended with Phil and Elizabeth Rupprecht hauling out a chainsaw and cutting down 10 of their own citrus trees rather than let state crews touch them.

Feb. 13—Bakersfield homeowner Lourdes Cahue had three choices regarding the orange tree that had grown into a problem in her backyard off Karen Place. But only two of them were practical because ...

University of Florida researchers are using a combination of individual protective covers and plant growth regulators to help ...

Asian citrus psyllids, invasive insects that measure about one-eighth of an inch long, can spread bacteria that kill citrus trees. California Department of Food and Agriculture Associated Press An ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The San Diego citrus industry brings in more than $100 million each year, but there is one bug that could severely impact citrus crops. One way that San Diegans can help ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When your citrus tree starts to glow with new fruit, it's hard not to feel proud. Every leaf and every blossom is proof that your care is ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – County officials detected six adult Asian Citrus Psyllids (ACP) with an insect trap in Arroyo Grande – these pests are a serious concern to California's commercial ...

Jim Gorden stops his truck at the edge of one of his orange groves in Tulare County in the foothills of California’s Sierra Mountains. After 50 years as a citrus grower and pest control advisor in the ...