Stanislaus County supervisors declared a local emergency Tuesday over a pest that threatens to decimate tomato crops. A small insect called the beet leafhopper feeds on tomato plants and spreads a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.