Monthly Archives: November 2018

To clarify the approved mitigation measures for bulk citrus fruit movement, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has updated the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP)-Free Declaration form. The current options that allow growers to meet the ACP-free standard when shipping fruit to a different ACP regional quarantine zone are the “spray and harvest,” “field cleaning with machine” and “wet wash” methods. Field cleaning must be done by machine, not by hand.

Fact sheets about requirements for the movement of bulk citrus is available for citrus growers, packers/processors and transporters in Zone 3 (Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo counties) and Zone 4 (Santa Barbara and Ventura counties) of the Asian citrus psyllid regional quarantine. The fact sheets include information on bulk citrus movement and outlines frequently asked questions, and the compliance and mitigation requirements for movement of bulk citrus.

Northern Tulare County citrus growers should be on alert due to an Asian citrus psyllid breeding population, which includes adult psyllids and nymphs, that has been discovered at four residential properties in Visalia. This is the first detection of a breeding population in Tulare County this year.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has changed the guidelines for using imidacloprid as a foliar treatment prior to harvesting and transporting bulk citrus fruit. With the University of California, Integrated Pest Management Program’s approval, citrus growers and PCAs can use any 4F formulation of imidacloprid at a rate of 8 oz. and any 4.6F formulation of imidacloprid at a rate of 7 oz. to comply with the spray and harvest option for moving bulk citrus fruit.

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