date:Nov 30, 2012
teria has resulted in about 200,000 acres of citrus trees being removed, acreage equal to about two-thirds of Californias commercial citrus groves.
And because there is no cure for HLB, its considered a major threat to Californias nearly $2 billion citrus industry if it spreads here and Tulare County is the states top citrus-producing county.
Steve Lyle, a CDFA spokesman, said the quarantine plans were intended to take effect this week, but they were delayed after scientists for his agency co