Spring is right around the corner, and with it will come new finds of invasive pests in areas across California. Many different pests will emerge from their winter “homes” or overwintering states as the weather gets warmer and we will learn what we’re up against this year. If that makes it sound like a battle, that’s because it is—the battle to protect, as best we can, California and it resources from the impacts of invasive pests.
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HungryPests BlogMarch 24th, 2010 |
 Author: Helene Wright, California State Plant Health Director, USDA-APHIS
| Tags: California, invasive pest, Light brown apple moth | Category: Agriculture Quarantine, Invasive Pests, Pest Management | 2 comments Pest detection and management is an ongoing and extremely important area of agriculture. San Diego County has a robust agricultural industry—which means we are also faced with an ongoing battle to manage agricultural pests. Everything from Asian citrus psyllid to the Diaprepes root weevil to the Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly, has been found in our area and could greatly damage our agriculture and backyard crops. For example, some areas of the County are currently under Medfly quarantine. After several years of no Medfly problems, we’re experiencing the second outbreak this year. Both Spring Valley and Mira Mesa, near the Mira Mar Marine Corps base featured in “Top Gun,” are quarantined. Medflies were found in backyard trees through the ongoing fruit fly detection program conducted by the County with federal and state funding. July 30th, 2009 |
Author: Robert Atkins, Agricultural Commissioner, San Diego County | Tags: Asian citrus psyllid, Diaprepes root weevil, invasive pest, Mediterranean fruit fly, Pest detection | Category: Invasive Pests, Pest Management | One comment Welcome! I am very excited to be able to share my thoughts about the very real and increasing threat of invasive pests in California. Through the HungryPests blog, I hope to connect with those of you who already follow the invasive pest problem and who care deeply about protecting our State’s resources. I also hope to reach out to others in the public who have questions and don’t know where to find the answers. Invasive pests – and perhaps more importantly, what to do about them – is an important topic for California. And I sincerely hope you join me in this conversation. April 2nd, 2009 |
Author: Helene Wright, California State Plant Health Director, USDA-APHIS | Tags: California, invasive pest | Category: Invasive Pests | Leave a comment |
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