Asian Citrus Psyllid and HLB Outreach Day at Lindcove
March 05, Thursday
Lindcove REC, 22963 Carson Avenue, Exeter California
We are excited to bring to you a field day dedicated to Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing, at the Lindcove Conference Room on Thursday, March 05, 2026. This is a great opportunity for citrus pest control advisors and growers to learn about the current status of ACP and HLB in California and hear from grower liaisons and regulators on current regulations and mitigation measures, ongoing research efforts, and interact with the speakers. This field day will also provide hands-on training to identify Asian citrus psyllid on a trap card and conduct mock sampling of new flush and tap sampling.
CE: 0.5 hours laws and 3 hours other pending
Registration link: Click here to register.
Registration cost: $20
When: Thursday, March 05, 2026
Where: 22963 Carson Avenue, Conference room
Agenda:
Presenter/Affiliation | Topic | |
| 8:00- 8:30 am | Registration begins | |
| 8:30 to 9:00 AM | Ashraf El-Kereamy, CE Specialist, Horticulture UC Riverside; LREC Director | Current status of ACP and HLB in California and updates from HLB mitigation research |
| 9:00 to 9:30 AM | Lea Pereira, Environmental Scientist Fabian Velasco, Sr. Environmental Scientist Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division, CDFA | San Joaquin Valley regulatory updates on ACP/HLB Management |
| 9:30 to 10:00 AM | Judy Zaninovich, Grower Liaison, Kern County and Central Valley Pest Control District | ACP/HLB detection updates from grower liaison |
| 10:00 to 10:30 AM | Bo Cass, CE Specialist, Subtropical fruit crops, UC Riverside | Current Best IPM approaches to manage ACP and research updates from Southern California |
| 10:30 to 11:00 AM | Spencer Walse Research Chemist USDA ARS
| Postharvest bulk citrus fumigation – a safe choice for bulk citrus movement |
| 11:00 to 11: 45 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 11:45 to 12:15 PM | Saurabh Gautam Entomologist Alliance of Pest Control District | ACP Trapping and research updates from CLas detection |
| 12:15 to 12:45 PM | Sandipa Gautam Area Citrus IPM Advisor UCCE Statewide IPM Operations | Research updates on novel research tools for ACP/HLB management |
| 12:45 to 1:30 PM | Sandipa Gautam Saurabh Gautam Entomologist APCD
| Identifying characters of ACP on sticky trap card |
| ACP life stages and identifying characters | ||
| Monitoring Mock sampling (flush) and tap sampling (in field) |