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New ways of analyzing spectral data can distinguish between different diseases in olive and from drought stress in olive and almond. This technology is now being applied to citrus HLB.

An Interactive Website for Asian Citrus Psyllid Management Growers Commercial Citrus How will the citrus grower manage the pest and disease in commercial groves? The deadly huanglongbing (HLB) is spreading in California and threatens commercial citrus production.

See what happened this year at the Annual Meeting held October, 2021. Had to be there, and now you can: CALIFORNIA AVOCADO SOCIETY PO Box 4205 Ventura, CA 93007 admin@californiaavocadosociety.

Talon, M.; Caruso, M.; Gmitter Jr., F.G. eds. 2020. The Genus Citrus. Woodhead Publishing. 538 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-812163-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0- 02375-6 Information overload is a signature dilemma of our age.

It turns out, specially trained dogs can find citrus trees infested with Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). Canine Detection Services in Fresno has a grant from USDA to provide dogs that will sniff out the insects. The grant runs until March 2022.