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They creep, crawl and even sprint across the ground hunting prey. San Diego is home to a surprising variety of spiders, including the Orb Weaver and Wolf spiders, Black Widows, Brown Recluse and even those hairy tarantulas! Most of us spot them and jump back, maybe even scream, but County Agricultural Scientist Tyler Tkachuk actually enjoys them.
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If you purchased a Desert Willow plant from Costco between June 24 and July 3, 2026, it may contain two invasive agricultural pests: the Broad-headed Sharpshooter and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter. Please check and let us know if you find them.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has expanded a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in San Diego County after the pest was detected during routine inspections in El Cajon and Spring Valley.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a new quarantine area affecting Spring Valley, Bonita and five cities in San Diego County after Mexican fruit flies were found during a routine inspection in La Mesa.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona on March 2 after detecting the fatal citrus-greening disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) in two residential citrus trees during regular inspections.
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Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a new citrus quarantine in northern San Diego County and part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, after finding a citrus tree in the San Clemente area with Huanglongbing, a disease fatal to citrus.
