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Experts warn Mediterranean oak borer is spreading in Lake County; research, contractor training planned
Summary
County and university entomologists told supervisors the Mediterranean oak borer (MOB) is spreading in residential and riparian areas; they outlined surveillance, contractor training and pilot treatment trials.
County and state entomologists and university advisers updated the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 about the spread of the Mediterranean oak borer (MOB) and described steps to detect and limit the pest’s spread.
Curtis Ewing of CAL FIRE and Michael Jones of UC Cooperative Extension said the beetle is now recorded across several California counties and that dispersal begins in spring when sapwood temperatures…
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