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 ...

The city has thrown its support behind the formation of a special district aimed at eradicating the pest that carries a fatal citrus tree disease. Last week, the City Council agreed to support the ...

The citrus root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a new invasive insect pest of specialty crops in Leon County. First specimens of the insect were collected at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and ...

Gardeners in just about all areas of Orange County were noticing a new pest this summer on their citrus trees. Nurseries and garden centers throughout the county are being overrun with inquiries about ...

Bee Sweet Citrus has implemented a modern and sustainable citrus wash line at Bartleson Ranch in Nipomo that will eliminate more than 700,000 gallons of pesticides per year, according to a press ...

Asian citrus psyllids transmit citrus greening, a disease that can devastate citrus groves. New work by scientists in Brazil and at UC Davis shows that the citrus greening bacteria interfere with the ...

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 ...