Posts Tagged: southern California
Invasive Spotlight: Red Imported Fire Ant

The red imported fire ant, or RIFA for short, is no ordinary red ant. This invasive pest lives up...
White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)
Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Huanglongbing Detections in Urban Southern California
![Asymmetrical yellow mottling of citrus leaves and greening of fruit, symptoms of Huanglongbing. [E. Grafton-Cardwell] Asymmetrical yellow mottling of citrus leaves and greening of fruit, symptoms of Huanglongbing. [E. Grafton-Cardwell]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/43019small.jpg)
The following press release was distributed on April 13, 2017 by the Citrus Pest & Disease...