Technical Abstract: Dweet Mottle Virus (DMV) of citrus was first reported in the early 1960s in California. There have been few reported incidences since the initial report. In the mid- to late-1990s, Spanish researchers at IVIA detected an apparently new virus of citrus that caused bud union incompatibilities in certain scion/rootstock combinations. This virus was given the name Citrus Leaf Blotch Virus (CLBV). Based upon the reaction in indicator plants, they postulated that CLBV was closely related to DMV. Later, sequencing of the two viruses showed over 95 % homology, confirming this speculation. A later report of the Spanish that CLBV is seed-transmitted caused a concern in the nursery industry. Consequently, we surveyed the two sources of pathogen-tested citrus propagative material in California, the Protected Collection of the Citrus Germplasm Repository and the Foundation Block of the Citrus Clonal Protection Program, for the presence of this virus. It was not detected in any trees tested. Furthermore, we have failed to detect it when surveying field trees exhibiting bud union abnormalities for the presence of specific pathogens. We therefore believe that this virus or viruses are present if at all, only at a low incidence in California.