• Mexico Huanglongbing Update -  Summary of the Trinational Executive Committee meeting held in San Diego December 9, 2010.
• Second Annual Workshop on Huanglongbing and the Asian Citrus Psyllid (HLB/ACP), Merida, Mexico, July 19-22, 2010
  Approximately 350 participants attended the meeting from the U.S., South America, Central America and Mexico.  Featured speakers from Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Belize, China and Brazil made presentations on HLB and ACP activities in their respective countries.  Below are the presentations from the meeting.

Presentations & Abstracts:

• Cesar Graft -  Citrograf, Brazil
  - Rol de Las Viveros de Citrucos en La Estretegia para El Manago de HLB / Nurserie’s role in the HLB management strategy
• David Hall – USDA/ARS, USA
  - Biology, History and World Status of Diaphorina citri
  - A Perspective of Research on HLB and its Vector in the U.S.
  - Abstract on Biology, History and World Status of Diaphorina citri
  - Abstract on A Perspective of Research on HLB and its Vector in the U.S.
• Diznarda Salcedo – IICA, Mexico
  - Evaluacion de Los Impactos Economicos del HLB en La Cadena Citricola Mexicana / Economic impact of HLB in Mexico
• Ed Strover – USDA/ARS, USA
  - Breeding for HLB Resistance
  - Abstract on Breeding for HLB Resistance
• Edwin Civerolo – USDA/ARS, USA
  - Liberibacters Associated with citrus HLB and Potato Zebra Chip
  - Abstract on Plant Diseases Associated with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ Species
• Elena Alanis Iobana – SENASICA, Mexico
  - Avances en el diagnostico de HLB en Mexico / Progress on diagnostic of HLB in Mexico
  - Abstract on Avances en el diagnostico de HLB en Mexico
• Gerhard Pietersen – Citrus Research International-US, South Africa
  - Background, Current Situation and Management of HLB and its Vector in South Africa
  - Abstract on Background, Current Situation and Management of HLB and its Vector in South Africa
• Gisela Tapia – OIRSA, Panama
  - Situacion Actual Del HLB Y Estrategias Regionales / Current Situation, regulation and management of HLB in various regions
  - Abstract Situacion Actual, Regulacion Y Estrategias Para El Control Del HLB En La Region Deloirsa
• Hilda D. Gomez – USDA/APHIS, USA
  - Sintomas de HLB Y de Deficiencias Nutricionales / HLB Symptoms and Nutritional Deficiencies
  - Abstract  Sintomas de HLB Y de Deficiencias Nutricionales
• Holly L. Chamberlain – PDM Scouting Services, USA
  - Detection of Symptoms of HLB in Orchards
• Hugo Arredondo – SENASICA, Mexico
  - Avances en el Control Biologico de Diaphorina citri en Mexico / Progress on biological control of Diaphorina citri in Mexico
• Javier Trujillo Arriaga – SENASICA, Mexico
  - Situacion Actual, Regulaciona Y Manejo del HLB en Mexico / Current situation, regulation and management of HLB in Mexico
  - Abstract Situacion Actual, Regulaciona Y Manejo del HLB en Mexico
• John de Graca – Texas A&M University, USA
  - Etiology, History and World Situation of Citrus HLB
  - Abstract Etiology, History and World Situation of Citrus HLB
  - Summary Paper
• Jorge R. Cueto – IIFT, Cuba
  - HLB de los Citricos en Cuba Situacio actual, manejo e Impacto Economico / Current situation, management and economic impact of HLB on citrus in Cuba
  - Abstract HLB de los Citricos  en Cuba
• Juliano Ayres – Fundecitrus, Brazil
  - Control del HLB en la Provincia de Sao Paulo, Brasil / Current situation, regulation and economic impact of HLB in Sao Paulo Brazil
  - Situacion Actual del HLB en la Provincia de Sao Paula, Brazil
  - Summary Current Situation, Management and Economic Impact of HLB in Brazil
  - Summary Orchards Management with HLB and its Vector Presence in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Kenrick Witty – BAHA, Belize
  - Avances en el Proyecto HLB in Belice / Progress on HLB Projects in Belize
• Michael S. Irey – USSC, USA
  - Experiencias de manejo de HLB de un productor de Florida
  - Experiences of One Florida Grower with the Management of HLB – Success Over Time
• Osama El-Lissy – USDA/APHIS, USA
  - US Citrus Health Response Program Update
• Pedro Gonzalez – University of Florida, USA
  - USO de la Reaccion Almidon – Yodo para la Seleccion de Hojas Sospechosas Con HLB… / An iodine-based starch test to assist in selecting leaves for HLB testing…
  - Abstract USO de la Reaccion Almidon
  - Resumen USO de la Reaccion Almidon
• Renato Bassanezi – Fundecitrus, Brazil
  - Epidemiologia del HLB Y Sus Implicaciones para el Manejo de la Enfermedad / Epidemiology of HLB and its implications on disease management
  - Abstract Epidemiology of HLB and its Implications on Disease Management
• Yulu Xia – North Carolina State University, USA
  - Nutrition and HLB Management – 70 Years Experience from China
  - Abstract Experiences of Management of the Newly Established Groves Under Severe HLB Stress in China
• Zhao Xue-yuan – CRI, CAAS, China
  - Background, Current Situation and Management of the HLB and its Vector in China
  - Abstract Background, Current Situation and Management of the HLB and its Vector in China

• U.S. -Mexico-Belize Citrus Industry Meeting, San Diego, June 16-17.2009 (Agenda – English)  (Agenda – Spanish)
  Representatives from the state and federal governments, universities and the citrus industries of the U.S., Mexico and Belize met on June 16-17 in San Diego to discuss ways to protect the citrus industry from the threat of Huanglongbing (HLB), a plant disease that kills citrus trees and has no known cure.  Below are the presentations from the meeting.

Presentations:

• Gutierrez – Belize HLP Report
• Leavitt – ACP Eradication Efforts
• Anguiano – ACP HLB Detection and Eradication efforts in Mexico
• Polek – CRB Operations Overview
• Martinez – HLB Diagnostic Procedures in Mexico
• LeVesque – CRB Diagnostic Laboratory
• Godfrey/Hall – Psyllid Control Issues: Pesticides & Biocontrol in the U.S.
• Bernal – Chemical and Biological ACP Control in Mexico
• Rose – ACP Communication Outreach
• Reding - Communication Effort in Mexico
• Blakely – Nursery Protection Plans in the U.S.
• Garcia – Nursery Protection Plans in Mexico
• Batkin – California Research Priorities & Plans
• Civerolo – USDA/ARS HLB Research
• Arroyo – Mexico Research Priorities and Plans
• Taylor – CRB Field Operations Activities