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Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County

| 12:19 PM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a new quarantine area affecting Spring Valley, Bonita and five cities in San Diego County after Mexican fruit flies were found during a routine inspection in La Mesa. 

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State Declares Citrus Quarantine in Ramona

| 10:03 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona on March 2 after detecting the fatal citrus-greening disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) in two residential citrus trees during regular inspections.

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State Declares Citrus Quarantine Expansion in Valley Center

| 3:27 PM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine expansion in Valley Center on March 26, after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees in residential neighborhoods in the Valley Center area during regular inspections.