The threat of huanglongbing over California's citrus industry has momentarily subsided with the news that a batch of captured Asian citrus psyllids were not carriers of the deadly strain, otherwise known as citrus greening disease.
In August, the California Department of Food and Agriculture reported that a package of curry leaves and guava from Texas had been intercepted by an inspection dog at Sacramento Metropolitan Airport, containing around 100 psyllids and psyllid nymphs.
However, initial tests have indicated that the pests were not carriers of the disease, which is a major threat to the state's citrus industry, according to The Packer.
There are still yet to be any reports of citrus greening-carrying Asian citrus psyllid trapped in the wild in California.
The disease, which affects all citrus varieties, has forced Florida to destroy or abandon over 200,000 acres of citrus groves since 2005.
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