A TINY PEST, THAT FEEDS ON THE LEAVES OF A NUMBER OF PLANTS, HAS BEEN FOUND IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY. ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS WITH THE CITRUS PEST AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM, A BREEDING POPULATION OF ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLIDS (WHICH CAN CARRY THE CITRUS GREENING DISEASE) HAS BEEN FOUND ON SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN SOLEDAD. THERE IS NO CURRENT CURE FOR C-G-D, AND ONCE A TREE HAS THE DISEASE IT WILL DIE. THE INSECTS ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF RICE, AND ANYONE WHO SUSPECTS THEIR PRESENCE IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE FREE STATEWIDE PEST HOTLINE AT:
