Tagged: quarantine

Tiny bug could mean big citrus problem

The Asian citrus psyllid is only an eighth-inch long, but it can carry a devastating disease. (Photo: Courtesy CDFA) Finding of first Asian citrus psyllid in Sacramento cause for alarm How bad can one...

Don’t move those oranges!

These notices have gone up in Sacramento community gardens. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Oriental fruit fly quarantine still in effect in Sacramento Oriental fruit flies attack at least 125 crops. (Photo: CFDA) This winter, keep...

Dig In: Garden Checklist for week of Sept. 9

Keep harvesting those tomatoes. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Gardening’s ‘shoulder season’ offers late summer harvest, fall planting opportunities Mid-September is gardening’s version of a “shoulder season,” the travel industry’s term for the period right before...

How to get rid of the Oriental fruit fly

Here’s the plan to eradicate this pest from Sacramento It could be worse. Compared to other bad pests, the Oriental fruit fly (OFF) takes less time to eradicate, due to its short life cycle....