SLO County AG Department on the Search for Bugs That Can Cause Damage
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS A TRAPPING SURVEY WILL BEGIN THIS SPRING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE EUROPEAN GRAPEVINE MOTH AND ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID HAVE ARRIVED. 23 HUNDRED TRAPS WILL BE PLACED IN LOCAL VINEYARDS AND URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH MEANS THE COUNTY WILL ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR ACCESS TO TREES AND VINES IN ORDER TO HANG THE TRAPS CONTAINING PHEROMONES AND STICKY SURFACES THAT ATTRACT THE INSECTS.. THE EUROPEAN GRAPEVINE MOTH WAS FIRST DETECTED IN NAPA COUNTY LAST YEAR AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE LOCAL GRAPE INDUSTRY VALUED AT OVER $ 124 MILLION DOLLARS .. THE ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID SPREADS A DISEASE THAT IS FATAL TO MOST CITRUS TREES AND HAD A DEVESTATING IMPACT ON CROPS IN FLORIDA AND SO FAR THE INSECT HAS BEEN FOUND IN 6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES.. RESULTS FROM THE LOCAL TRAPPING SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY JULY OF 2010..




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