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[13] [14] Medflies were found in traps as late as 2007 in Solano County, California. [15] The first medflies in Florida turned up in 1929 and they have been a constant threat to the citrus crop there ever since. [16] Medfly sightings occurred in Florida in 1997 and 2010. [16] [17]
The quarantine zone in Orange County measures 87 square miles, bordered on the north by Anaheim, on the south by John Wayne Airport, on the west by Huntington Beach, and on the east by State ...
Tobacco mosaic virus has been known to cause a production loss for flue cured tobacco of up to two percent in North Carolina. [33] It is known to infect members of nine plant families, and at least 125 individual species, including tobacco, tomato , pepper (all members of the Solanaceae ), cucumbers , a number of ornamental flowers , [ 34 ] and ...
As the fire spread, it forced the closure of the Riverside Freeway (SR 91), the Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71), the 241 Transportation Corridor and the Orange Freeway (SR 57) in northern Orange County. It was calculated that 30,305 acres (122.64 km 2) were burned during the fire, which included 90 percent of Chino Hills State Park. [7]
A 79-square-mile section of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine after an invasive fruit fly known as Tau was discovered in Stevenson Ranch, the California Department of Food and ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...
Helen Alice Purdy Beale, (September 19, 1893 – November 5, 1976) was an American virologist who made significant contributions to the fields of plant virology and immunology.
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.