Back in March, a California Department of Ag surveyor took samples from a residential citrus orchard in Tulare. That surveyor sent the samples to a CDFA lab, then on to USDA… it wasn’t long before suspicions were confirmed. A glaring result… Tulare county had the first detection of the Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus. <p>
A look into the discovery of the Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus with Victoria Hornbaker, director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division.
CDFA experts say it’s hard to say how the virus entered California. Joining us again, Victoria Hornbaker is director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division.