Jeana Cadby
Western Growers, Environment and Climate Director
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APHIS and CDFA Expand Huanglongbing (HLB) Quarantine Area in Southern California
Over the past six months, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) have expanded the quarantine boundaries for Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, in several counties including Riverside, Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange. The latest expansion, effective April 22, 2025, includes…
Lettuce Varieties Added to Risk-Based Sampling for Pest and Disease at Southern U.S. Border
APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the expansion of Risk-Based Sampling at Ports of Entry (RBS POE) program to include new varieties of lettuce arriving at select U.S. ports of entry starting the week of March 31, 2025. This expansion includes Head Lettuce, Romaine, Butterhead,…
Diamondback Moth Control: Lessons from New Zealand Webinar
Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is the most damaging and problematic pest for brassica growers. Similarly, in New Zealand, DBM can render vegetable brassica crops unmarketable – through damage to leaves or contamination of harvested parts by larvae and pupae. Pesticide resistance, climate change and loss of traditional control options have only escalated the urgency to find more…