Light brown apple moth (LBAM) has been detecte

[Zeno Swijtink]

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Dangerous moth spotted in Sonoma County

SACRAMENTO

February 29, 2008 12:50pm

A single light brown apple moth (LBAM), an invasive pest native to Australia, has been detected in Sonoma County, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says Friday.

The trap that caught the male moth was part of a statewide trapping array deployed to detect any new infested sites as early as possible.

The detection triggered increased trapping in the immediate area to determine if additional moths are present. If additional moths are found in the vicinity, eradication efforts would be planned, the area would be quarantined to limit the movement of plants, produce, yard waste and related articles from the area, and additional trapping would be performed to monitor the moth population.

Since its detection a year ago, the Light Brown Apple Moth has been found and quarantines have been enacted in the counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa,
Marin, San Francisco, Alameda and Solano.

Small, isolated infestations detected last year in Los Angeles and Napa counties have been eradicated, CDFA says. Twist ties that emit moth pheromone were utilized in both counties. In Santa Barbara County, where a single moth was found in early February, intensive trapping has detected no additional moths to date.

The light brown apple moth is native to Australia and is found in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hawaii. The range of host plants is broad with more than 2,000 plant species known to be susceptible to attack by this pest, and more than 250 crops.
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Voracious moth found in Sonoma County
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle staff writer
Saturday, March 1, 2008

(02-29) 16:51 PST Sonoma -- An invasive moth that is the subject of a statewide eradication effort has been found in Sonoma County, prompting large-scale trapping to determine whether the voracious insect has infested the area.
The male moth found in a trap set by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the city of Sonoma was positively identified as a light brown apple moth.

The moth species was first detected in Berkeley a year ago and specimens have since turned up in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Solano, Napa, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.
The state agency plans to spray a pesticide over much of the Bay Area this summer in hopes of getting rid of the pest. Several lawmakers are fighting the plan to spray the synthetic pheromone.

Steve Lyle, the state food and agriculture spokesman, said that if more of the nonnative pests are found in Sonoma County, the area would have to be quarantined to limit the movement of plants, produce and yard waste.
More than 2,000 plants and 250 crops are susceptible to attack by the pest, which is a threat to California cypress, redwood and oak as well as numerous ornamental plants.

To reach Peter Fimrite, e-mail [email protected]
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[alanora]

Here goes the grape monoculture. I warned "them" about how susceptible our economy would be to disaster if it were based on one item like grapes. Now we must endure possible negative health impacts in order to wipe out the little bugger. I personally do not do well with many pesticides, does any one know of effects on sensitive humans from this stuff. How can we vote for the pheremone soaked twist-tie method vs. aerial spraying? I have a friend down in santa monica who was sprayed with a man-made bacterial pesticide used illegally to spray at night and reduce bacterial count at the beach so it could stay open and attract tourism dollars. He was out there on a cell phone to europe somewhere and that is how exposure happened. It weakens bone and muscle. It is torturing him before it kills him, has invaded every part of his body. There is no known anti-toxin to the newly invented man-made bacteria. Mindy


https://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=7993

Dangerous moth spotted in Sonoma County

SACRAMENTO

February 29, 2008 12:50pm

A single light brown apple moth (LBAM), an invasive pest native to Australia, has been detected in Sonoma County, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says Friday.

The trap that caught the male moth was part of a statewide trapping array deployed to detect any new infested sites as early as possible.

The detection triggered increased trapping in the immediate area to determine if additional moths are present. If additional moths are found in the vicinity, eradication efforts would be planned, the area would be quarantined to limit the movement of plants, produce, yard waste and related articles from the area, and additional trapping would be performed to monitor the moth population.

Since its detection a year ago, the Light Brown Apple Moth has been found and quarantines have been enacted in the counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa,
Marin, San Francisco, Alameda and Solano.

Small, isolated infestations detected last year in Los Angeles and Napa counties have been eradicated, CDFA says. Twist ties that emit moth pheromone were utilized in both counties. In Santa Barbara County, where a single moth was found in early February, intensive trapping has detected no additional moths to date.

The light brown apple moth is native to Australia and is found in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hawaii. The range of host plants is broad with more than 2,000 plant species known to be susceptible to attack by this pest, and more than 250 crops.
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https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/01/BAS3VBN6G.DTL

Voracious moth found in Sonoma County
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle staff writer
Saturday, March 1, 2008

(02-29) 16:51 PST Sonoma -- An invasive moth that is the subject of a statewide eradication effort has been found in Sonoma County, prompting large-scale trapping to determine whether the voracious insect has infested the area.
The male moth found in a trap set by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the city of Sonoma was positively identified as a light brown apple moth.

The moth species was first detected in Berkeley a year ago and specimens have since turned up in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Solano, Napa, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.
The state agency plans to spray a pesticide over much of the Bay Area this summer in hopes of getting rid of the pest. Several lawmakers are fighting the plan to spray the synthetic pheromone.

Steve Lyle, the state food and agriculture spokesman, said that if more of the nonnative pests are found in Sonoma County, the area would have to be quarantined to limit the movement of plants, produce and yard waste.
More than 2,000 plants and 250 crops are susceptible to attack by the pest, which is a threat to California cypress, redwood and oak as well as numerous ornamental plants.

To reach Peter Fimrite, e-mail [email protected]
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NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C., section 107, some material is provided without permission from the copyright owner, only for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of federal copyright laws. These materials may not be distributed further, except for "fair use," without permission of the copyright owner. For more information go to: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml