{"id":22340,"date":"2021-01-19T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T15:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=22340"},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:45:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:45:44","slug":"tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus &#8211; from the Pacifica Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This video with CDFA entomologist Dr. David Morgan and Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney takes an up-close look at stingless wasp releases to protect against Asian citrus psyllids. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"592\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XfkPfz14k0w\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" title=\"YouTube Video: Parasitic Wasp Release in San Jose\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Emily Harwitz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent the spread of the devastating citrus greening disease, the California Department of Food and Agriculture is releasing thousands of flea-sized wasps into neighborhoods around Santa Clara County in January and February as part of their Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teeny wasps, called Tamarixia radiata, while harmless to humans, are highly specialized predators of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), which is responsible for spreading citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing. Since it was first spotted in Florida in 2005, Huanglongbing has ravaged the state\u2019s citrus industry and spread to other citrus-producing states, like Texas and California. Though it hasn\u2019t yet been found in citrus groves or the Santa Clara region, ACP\u2019s have \u2014 prompting the state\u2019s agriculture department to take preventative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we control the vector \u2014 the psyllid \u2014 we control the spread of the disease,\u201d said Victoria Hornbaker, CDFA\u2019s citrus program director. Though Huanglongbing (HLB) has only been found in California so far in several southern counties, \u201cwe have been finding psyllids in Santa Clara County for a number of years,\u201d she said. \u201cUsing Tamarixia radiata is one way of helping to control the Asian citrus psyllid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HLB is a disease caused by a bacteria that makes the phloem, or living tissue, of a plant crystallize, essentially choking off the flow of nutrients through the plant\u2019s circulatory system. There is no known cure for HLB, so once a citrus tree is infected with HLB, it is destined to die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12595\" width=\"328\" height=\"212\"\/><figcaption>Tamarixia radiata, a tiny stingless wasp utilized in the Asian citrus psyllid\/huanglongbing program. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>California produces 80% of all the fresh citrus sold in the United States. If left unchecked, HLB carried by ACP could devastate the state\u2019s $7 billion citrus industry like it did in Florida. So far, HLB has not breached any commercial citrus groves in California, thanks to the state\u2019s aggressive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first initial response was to treat everything with pesticides, and it didn\u2019t work because the urban area is so diverse,\u201d said Ivan Milosavljevic, who researches biological control at UC Riverside. \u201cA lot of private residences tried that and (the local ecosystems) collapsed. The next step was to develop a biocontrol program where you introduce some natural enemies from the native range.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamarixia radiata are native to areas of Pakistan with a similar climate to California. They\u2019ve evolved over time to parasitize ACP\u2019s, which themselves have evolved over time to feed specifically on citrus plants \u2014 all in an evolutionary feedback loop leading to intense specialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When UC Riverside researcher Mark Hoddle first collected the wasp in Pakistan and brought it back to the United States, the USDA tested the wasps extensively \u201cin a huge quarantine facility (at UC Riverside),\u201d Milosavljevic said, \u201cwith, of course, a lot of permits,\u201d to ensure they wouldn\u2019t harm any native bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBiological control is great because it is very, very specific if you choose the right insect,\u201d said Dr. David Morgan, who oversees the CDFA\u2019s biological control program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The miniature though macabre relationship plays out \u201cvery much like the film \u2018Aliens,\u2019\u201d Morgan described. Tamarixia radiata \u201clays an egg inside its host and then the egg will hatch out and eat the host alive.\u201d And from there, it\u2019s on to the next host for the tiny wasp, which has been known to fly up to 8 miles to locate their next ACP meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past year, there have been about 30 detections of ACP in Santa Clara County, said Hornbaker. \u201cThose detections have slowed as we\u2019ve gone out and done our activities with treating and releasing biocontrol agents\u201d \u2014 meaning that the little wasps are working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biological control program is a collaborative effort between the Citrus Research Board, University of California, CDFA, citrus growers, and vigilant homeowners who report when they find ACP on their trees and then cooperate with the CDFA\u2019s measures, which sometimes means coming in and removing a diseased citrus tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of a diseased tree include yellowing or blotchy leaves, yellow shoots, and bitter malformed fruit. An early or excessive fruit drop may also be a sign of HLB. ACP\u2019s can often be spotted by their nymphs, which exude a white waxy string-like substance. Anyone who suspects their tree of having HLB, ACP\u2019s, or both, is asked to call the CDFA\u2019s free pest hotline: 800-491-1899.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2021\/01\/18\/tiny-helpful-wasps-are-coming-to-save-your-citrus\/\">Link to story on the Pacifica Tribune web site<\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video with CDFA entomologist Dr. David Morgan and Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney takes an up-close look at stingless wasp releases to protect against Asian citrus psyllids. By Emily Harwitz To prevent the spread of the devastating &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This video with CDFA entomologist Dr. David Morgan and Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney takes an up-close look at stingless wasp releases to protect against Asian citrus psyllids. By Emily Harwitz To prevent the spread of the devastating &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"391\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Office of Public Affairs\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Office of Public Affairs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Office of Public Affairs\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76\"},\"headline\":\"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus &#8211; from the Pacifica Tribune\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\"},\"wordCount\":781,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\",\"name\":\"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":391,\"caption\":\"Tamarixia radiata, a tiny stingless wasp utilized the Asian citrus psyllid program\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus &#8211; from the Pacifica Tribune\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"description\":\"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":585,\"caption\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76\",\"name\":\"Office of Public Affairs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/publicaffairs\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","og_description":"This video with CDFA entomologist Dr. David Morgan and Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney takes an up-close look at stingless wasp releases to protect against Asian citrus psyllids. By Emily Harwitz To prevent the spread of the devastating &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/","og_site_name":"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","article_published_time":"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":391,"url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Office of Public Affairs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Office of Public Affairs","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/"},"author":{"name":"Office of Public Affairs","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76"},"headline":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus &#8211; from the Pacifica Tribune","datePublished":"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/"},"wordCount":781,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/","name":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus - from the Pacifica Tribune - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-19T15:38:34+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-07T21:45:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tamarixia-radiata-1.jpg","width":600,"height":391,"caption":"Tamarixia radiata, a tiny stingless wasp utilized the Asian citrus psyllid program"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/19\/tiny-stingless-wasps-help-protect-california-citrus-from-the-pacifica-tribune\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tiny stingless wasps help protect California citrus &#8211; from the Pacifica Tribune"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","description":"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":585,"caption":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76","name":"Office of Public Affairs","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/publicaffairs\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2eYDv-5Ok","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22863,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22340\/revisions\/22863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}