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Appendix I: Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing in Florida and Major Events and Activities That Occurred in Response to Their Detection (June 1998–August 2009)
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From page 217... ... Lucie counties and was were also done by the Florida Department of 217 apparently limited to dooryard host plantings FDACS-DPI personnel in Agriculture and at the time of its discovery Palm Beach County where Consumer Services the ACP was first found Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI) in Palm Beach County, FL; Halbert et al., 2008 HLB was not found by the end of 2000; Initial Surveys were done in 1999-2000 Surveys were conducted surveys indicated that ACP population Homestead (Miami-Dade after an erroneous report probably was not contaminated with HLB County) Read the entire page →
From page 218... ... 2004 Taxonomic Training for Conducted by the NPDN; Extensive taxonomic training was provided to ufl.edu/homoptera Entomologists ACP was covered in the entomologists in the southern US region. Amanda Hodges, training Helped entomologists in the southern region personal to screen for ACP. Read the entire page →
From page 219... ... , Citrus Research and Education Center http://www.aphis.usd (CREC) , and FDACS-DPIURL: a.gov/plant_health/pl http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant ant_pest_info/citrus_ _pest_info/citrus_greening/downloads/pdf_fil greening/downloads/ es/twg/attendees.pdf pdf_files/twg/researc hneedsgoals.pdf November 2nd International Citrus Hosted by Florida citrus Invited scientists and participants were http://www.aphis.usd Canker and HLB mutual (FCM) Read the entire page →
From page 220... ... Gaskalla, implemented by the personal FDACS-DPI communication http://www.ars.usda.g Developed by National October A Recovery Plan for ov/SP2UserFiles/Plac Plant Disease Recovery HLB or Citrus Greening e/00000000/opmp/Cit System (NPDRS) of was developed rusGreening61017.pd APHIS f Over 112,000 grower samples have been run Mike Irey, personal The Southern Gardens October Southern Gardens so far, in addition to 18,000 samples from communication HLB diagnostic clinic was receives first sample for Southern Gardens itself established in order to HLB testing (free of provide service to the charge) Read the entire page →
From page 221... ... 2 Presentation may also be used by those not Amanda Hodges, conducting official First Detector training. personal communication Approximately $1 million Peter McClure, funding was allotted for personal HLB/canker research communication http://www.aphis.usd The purpose of the conference was to make USDA APHIS PPQ March 2007 HLB Technical a.gov/plant_health/pl recommendations on survey and regulation of convened a meeting of the Working Group (TWG) Read the entire page →
From page 222... ... $250,000.00 also appropriated for UF to develop an diagnostic lab to test samples for HLB http://www.aphis.usd The Summit was convened to share and December USDA APHIS Citrus Findings released April a.gov/plant_health/pl gather the latest information on the Greening Summit 2008; ant_pest_info/citrus_ epidemiology of citrus greening and to (National Plan http://www.flcitrusmutual. greening/downloads/ discuss industry, State, and USDA strategies Development) Read the entire page →
From page 223... ... Established to serve grower and researcher Established through the February The Southwest Florida edu/hlb/ HLB diagnostic needs; By Sept. 2008, the efforts of the Gulf Citrus Research and Education Pamela Roberts, HLB clinic has processed 4,000 samples. Read the entire page →
From page 224... ... /NAS greening-0610/ Pierce and West Palm Citrus Greening Meeting Beach, FL of Experts April USDA ARS Citrus HLB research priorities identified by USDA http://southeastfarmpr Greening Workshop ARS panel ess.com/news/citrus greening-0610/ Peter McClure; Tom FCPRAC engaged TIG for research portfolio June (up to Technology Innovation Turpen, personal management, with Tom Turpen serving as present) Group (TIG) Read the entire page →
From page 225... ... Date Event/Activity Remarks Purpose/Impact/Result Reference/Links SWFREC Newsletter June FL Rep Matt Hudson The visit was facilitated Rep Matt Hudson's visit included learning visited SWFREC by Collier County about Citrus/HLB research programs: Cooperative Extension propagation of citrus trees under cover of two director Robert Halman screen house structures, psyllid research being conducted in a glass greenhouse and the HLB Lab currently testing citrus samples for HLB http://www.aphis.usd August USDA CPHIST HLB Report Released Sept. The HLB TWG was asked to provide a.gov/plant_health/pl TWG Meeting 2008 scientifically-based recommendations to ant_pest_info/citrus_ decision makers for at-risk regions and greening/downloads/ industries to try to best prepare for the arrival pdf_files/twg/HLB% and establishment of the ACP where it is not 20TWG%20Report% yet present or establishment and spread of 20Final%20NOLA% HLB where ACP is currently established; 20080808.pdf HLB TWG was asked to develop options on a regional basis September- Submission and Review Proposal review 236 pre-proposals and 205 full proposals were November of Research Proposals conducted by the NRC received in response to the RFP APHIS http://www.aphis.usd September TWG on Commercial a.gov/plant_health/pl Production and ant_pest_info/citrus_ Movement of Citrus greening/downloads/ Nursery Stock from FL to pdf_files/twg/cns non-citrus producing twg-report.pdf states-Findings and Recommendations September FL citrus growers visited Hosted by the California To coordinate research activities and John Jackson's central CA CRB educational opportunities Progress Report to FCPRAC Sept. Read the entire page →
From page 226... ... was awarded Research Initiative id=31108&codi=387 $493,290 for the project (SCRI) 74&lr=1 Development of an Area Wide Approach for Controlling Infection and Spread of HLB of Asian Citrus Psyllid October Business Plan created by Tom Turpen, Technology Innovation personal Group (TIG) Read the entire page →
From page 227... ... and ground applications were done from December 2008 to January 2009; Sprays planned for Nov-Dec 2009 and Jan-mid Feb 2010 This was attended by researchers and others http://flDecember International Research Organized by DPI, ARS, from about 25 countries with 425 participants dpi.com/hlb_conferen Conference on HLB APHIS, UF-IFAS; ce/index.html Sponsored by FL Citrus T Gottwald, personal Mutual, TX Citrus communication Producers Board, FL Specialty Crop Foundation, Cutrale, FCPRAC, and Sunkist http://www.flcitrusm FCATP negotiated For 2008-2009, FCPRAC funded 74 HLB December utual.com/files/3300e contracts with PIs projects reviewed and recommended by NRC; 2008 to 160-1030-4672-a.pdf 18 HLB projects reviewed but not March 2009 recommended by the NRC and 2 HLB projects not reviewed by the NRC; Total Number of HLB projects funded: 94; Total 227 number of funded projects on canker/others: Read the entire page →
From page 228... ... (Taken from final report) pdf_files/twg/Psyllid %20Area%20Wide% 20Control2.09.09.pdf http://www.growingp The program included HLB International January Indian River Citrus Presented by Florida roduce.com/events/fl Perspectives and Research Initiative and Seminar (Ft. Read the entire page →
From page 229... ... Department of Agriculture; Citrus BMP cost share opportunities Amanda Hodges, February NPDN SOP for Citrus Version 2.0 was made NPDN diagnosticians were provided with personal Greening and Asian available to all NPDN proper protocols and training to screen for communication Citrus Psyllid was diagnosticians citrus greening and the Asian citrus psyllid. updated NPDN labs are able to serve as sources for sample overflow when the need for citrus greening sampling arises. Read the entire page →
From page 230... ... Tom Turpen, CRDF's role: Assist in the coordination of March UF Trustees certify the personal solicitation of funding from all sources, Citrus Research and communication manage research projects, develop and Development Foundation commercialize research results into products, (CRDF) ; CRDF Articles manage IP rights, anticipate and navigate were filed regulatory obstacles http://stlucie.ifas.ufl.e To discuss production systems, plant April Citrus Greening Conducted by UF/IFAS du/pdfs/citrus/2009% improvement, vector management, Symposium (2nd) Read the entire page →
From page 231... ... Putnam spoke on behalf of April 22 Congressman Adam com/category/citrus/g 27 members of Congress Putnam (R-Fla) told a US rower-trials/page/2/ who have signed a letter House panel that the calling for the federal government must Appropriations dramatically increase the subcommittee on amount of funding it is agriculture to add $64 providing if it is to save million to the effort to America's citrus crop expand methods of from a disease known as diagnosing and controlling "citrus greening." the disease May Initial board meeting of Tom Turpen agrees to Tom Turpen, CRDF was held serve as Interim COO personal communication Peter McClure, To provide an overview of the current Organized by the FL June Educational Sessions personal research program and an introduction into all Citrus Mutual; approx 700 Agenda: HLB Research communication the work that will have to be done people registered for this Program -- Today and downstream from the discovery research event Tomorrow before it actually benefits growers, with Dr. Read the entire page →
From page 232... ... Lucie and Indian River Counties, FL Peter McClure, USDA (Gail Wisler, National Program June-July FCRICC, FCPRAC, personal Leader, Horticulture and Sugar) agreed to CRDF reps visit USDA communication send low volume aerial application experts and the US from Texas A&M to FL to review and assist Environmental Protection in the development of low volume technology Agency (EPA) Read the entire page →
From page 233... ... Date Event/Activity Remarks Purpose/Impact/Result Reference/Links Peter McClure and To solicit proposals that focus on psyllid August FCPRAC meeting -- held The RFP is posted at the Tom Turpen, control and/or that will utilize the CLas at Citrus Expo 2009 FCPRAC web page and personal genomic sequence information recently the advertisement will communication completed through research funded by the appear in Science FCPRAC. magazine for 4 weeks 233 Read the entire page →

From page 217...

... Lucie counties and was were also done by the Florida Department of 217 apparently limited to dooryard host plantings FDACS-DPI personnel in Agriculture and at the time of its discovery Palm Beach County where Consumer Services the ACP was first found Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI) in Palm Beach County, FL; Halbert et al., 2008 HLB was not found by the end of 2000; Initial Surveys were done in 1999-2000 Surveys were conducted surveys indicated that ACP population Homestead (Miami-Dade after an erroneous report probably was not contaminated with HLB County)

Appendix I: Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing in Florida and Major Events and Activities That Occurred in Response to Their Detection (June 1998–August 2009) Pages 217-234

Appendix I: Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing in Florida and Major Events and Activities That Occurred in Response to Their Detection (June 1998–August 2009)
Pages 217-234