Contact Information:

901 Business Park Drive, Ste. 100

Mission, Texas 78572

Citrus Alert Line: (956) 580-1917

Office: (956) 580-8004

Hours of Operation: 

• Monday – 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday  – 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Wednesday  – 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Thursday  – 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Friday  – 8:00 – 5:00 pm
• Saturday – Closed
• Sunday – Closed

Background Information about the Texas Citrus Pest & Disease Management Corporation

Huanglongbing (HLB), better known as citrus greening disease, is endemic in large parts of Asia and Africa and has now made an impact on the Americas. Since 2005, Texas watched from afar as Florida struggled with citrus greening disease. We knew the devastation that this incurable tree disease could cause as it spreads very quickly, has a lengthy latency period and eventually kills the tree. The Texas citrus industry prepared as much as possible for this disease, but it was still a shock when the first tree was identified in San Juan, Texas on January 13, 2012. The industry and growers banded together to create an Area-Wide Management Program.

Prior to finding citrus greening in Texas, Industry leaders and the state of Texas recognized the potential for our industry to face this disease was very strong, given that ACP was already present in Texas. In 2009, The Texas Legislature, at the request from Industry leaders and growers alike, established a nonprofit corporation, The Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation (TCPDMC). The Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation, is  recognized by the Texas Department of Agriculture as the entity to plan, carry out, and operate suppression programs to manage and control pests and diseases, including the Asian citrus psyllid and citrus greening, in citrus plants in the state under the supervision of the department. The mission of the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation, as declared in the Texas Agriculture Code §80.002, is to manage and control citrus pests and diseases in citrus plants in the state of Texas by planning, carrying-out and operating a suppression program while incorporating an area-wide, integrated pest management approach.