The illness is spread by a small bug known as the Asian citrus psyllid.The insect feeds on citrus trees and can ingest the illness, passing it on to an uninfected tree when it moves to feed.
“We’re specifically looking only for citrus,” Muniz said. “If we see citrus and it looks symptomatic we’ll take samples.”The insect that carries the illness has been in San Diego County for more than a decade and the disease was first discovered in Oceanside about two years ago. Farmers have been on alert for more than a decade when the illness was first discovered in the Los Angeles area.
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