Insect problems

Sacramento County Quarantine 

The Asian citrus psyllid has been found in Sacramento County. The tiny insect damages citrus fruit but of more importance, it can transmit the deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening.  For more:

• Pest Note
• Quarantine Information and Maps
• UCANR Psyllid Website

If you live in Sacramento County and think you have found this Psyllid, please contact CDFA’s Pest Hotline:

1 (800) 491-1899

or the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner:

(916) 875-6603

The highly destructive Oriental fruit fly has been confirmed in Sacramento County, Rancho Cordova. See quarantine boundaries.

Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899.

Read more on the Oriental fruit fly from Sacramento County.

November, 2023.

The highly destructive Japanese beetle has been confirmed in Sacramento County areas of Arden-Arcade and Rancho Cordova.

Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899.

Read more on the Japanese beetle from UC IPM.

March, 2022.

Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) continue to invade areas in Sacramento. Pest Note.

The first official find of a Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) in Sacramento County occurred on November 10, 2014, on a mustard plant in the vegetable demonstration garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.

Photo G. Arakelian

Leaffooted bugs have piercing-sucking mouthparts and feed on fruits, fruiting vegetables, nuts, and ornamentals.