Unyango lweMichiza lokubulala i-psyllid ye-citrus yase-Asia kwimithi kwipropati yangasese yaqala ngoLwesibini e-Redlands, iSebe laseCalifornia lokutya kunye namagosa ezoLimo.
Ubuncinci abasebenzi abathandathu basebenza eRedlands nangaphezulu kwama-30 kwingingqi yeInland njengenxalenye yeenzame zokunqanda isitshabalalisi, esinokuthwala isifo esibulalayo se-citrus esibizwa ngokuba yi-huanglongbing, okanye i-citrus greening, utshilo uSteve Lyle, umlawuli wesebe lemicimbi yoluntu.
Amaqela abonelela ngonyango lwasimahla lwe-citrus kunye nezinye izityalo ezibamba kwipropati yabucala kwiindawo apho i-psyllids ifunyenwe khona, utshilo uLyle.
Isebe libambe iintlanganiso zohlobo lweholo yedolophu eRedlands naseYucaipa kwiveki ephelileyo emva kokuhambisa izaziso ezingaphezulu kwe-15,000 kubahlali beendawo ezihlaselwe zizifo. Intlanganiso yaseYucaipa ayizange ibekho abantu ababezile, kodwa amakhulu aya kweyaseRedlands ngokuhlwa kwangoLwesithathu.
“Wonke umntu wothukile ukuba bangaphi abantu abezayo,” utshilo uJohn Gardner, umkomishinala wezolimo weSan Bernardino County.
Amagosa ezolimo axhoma imigibe yezinambuzane kwimithi yokuhlala iinyanga kwiinzame zokulandelela ukufudukela kwe-psyllid kwindawo engaphakathi. Kunyaka ophelileyo, bambalwa kuphela abafunyenweyo eSan Bernardino County. Kulo nyaka, ngobusika obufudumeleyo budala iimeko ezifanelekileyo, abantu be-psyllid baye baqhuma.
Amanani abo makhulu kangangokuba ukutya kukarhulumente kunye namagosa ezolimo anikezele ngeenzame zokucima isinambuzane eLos Angeles nakwintshona yeSan Bernardino County, utshilo uGardner. Ngoku banethemba lokubamba umgca kwimpuma yeSan Bernardino Valley, ngenjongo yokuthintela izinambuzane ukuba zisasazeke kwiindawo zorhwebo kwi-Coachella Valley nangasentla ukuya kwi-Central Valley. Ishishini lesitrasi laseCalifornia lixabisa i-1.9 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi ngonyaka.
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