US (CA): More psyllids in East County
"Mostly south of I-8 is where the main problem lies for San Diego County, and down into Tijuana," Tracy Ellis, PhD, Agricultural Scientist, Entomology with the County of San Diego said. Hot spots for infestations include Dulzura, Tecata, Potrero, Crest and Alpine; an infestation was also found in El Cajon.
"Unfortunately it’s getting into the main growing areas," Ellis said.
So far sticky traps, helping to locate the presence of the pests, have kept the spread of the psyllids under reasonable control in most place. Los Angeles is not one of them, however.
"They have given up the fight of treating the residences in Los Angeles," said Ellis, citing "overwhelming numbers—almost 10,000 find sites in L.A. So they decided to make a barrier going eastward to try to protect Ventura and Riverside Counties." But she added, "It’s making a march eastward to Riverside very quickly."
Source: eastcountymagazine.org
