Stanislaus County supervisors declared a local emergency Tuesday over a pest that threatens to decimate tomato crops. A small ...

IT’S THREATENING TOMATO CROPS, AND SOME FARMERS ARE CONCERNED THE BUG IS THE BEET LEAFHOPPER. THEY SPREAD A VIRUS THAT TURNS ...

A small insect called the beet leafhopper feeds on tomato plants and spreads a virus that turns the leaves yellow and stunts the growth of the plants. Growers and pest control advisers informed ...

Fresno's County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director has declared a state of emergency that allows farmers to use a pesticide to scare off the beet leafhopper insect.

A temporary local emergency for Madera County was declared on Wednesday due to fears about a virus that affects crops and ...

Concerns about the Beet Curly Top Virus come after officials reported an increase in populations of the beet leafhopper (BLH) in the wildland and agricultural areas of Madera County. Officials say ...

A small insect called the beet leafhopper feeds on tomato plants and spreads a virus that turns the leaves yellow and stunts the growth of the plants. Growers and pest control advisers informed the ...

THAT’S A BIG THREAT TO TOMATO. GOOD MORNING. YEAH, THAT BUG IS CALLED A BEET LEAFHOPPER. AND ACCORDING TO FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE EXPERTS, IT’S THE VIRUS. THE BEET LEAFHOPPER SPREADS.

Fresno's County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director has declared a state of emergency that allows farmers to use a pesticide to scare off the beet leafhopper insect.

The emergency allows neonicotinoid pesticides to be applied to crops susceptible to the beet leafhopper (BLH), which carries the virus that is known to cause serious crop damage. The local emergency ...

On April 17, the County of Fresno’s County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director Paul Nerland declared a local emergency due to the threat to tomato crops from the Beet Leafhopper. To ...