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From The Packer: South Florida university researchers are using dogs and drones to sniff out a disease that's killing the region's avocado trees.

Per CDFA: One adult (female) Asian Citrus Psyllid was identified from a trap in Hollister CA. Delimitation trapping will commence, along with visual survey, treatment and quarantine activities, following the newly approved Northern California protocol.

When we think about space missions, we tend to look toward the stars to planets like Mars where robotic rovers roam, gathering data and sending it back to Earth. Rarely do we think about missions closer to home.

This is a course that was developed for vineyards but it works for any crop. http://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/onlinecontinuingeducation.php Online Courses are now available for obtaining continuing education (CE) credits approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR).

Just so we don't forget, but there are a lot more threats to California than ACP and PSHB. There's a lot more where they came from. Here's one that has landed in Florida that could easily with the shipment of infested plants arrive in California.