New pest-disease complex threatens California forests

Shannon Lynch, Akif Eskalen, and Gregory S. Gilbert
Cal-IPC News 24(2):10-13 (Summer 2016)

Together with the avocado industry, land managers of native forest communities in southern California face the imminent threat of a new emergent pest-disease complex: Fusarium dieback – Shot Hole Borers (FD-SHB). Our work points to a path forward to make informed decisions on best approaches to management.

Cal-IPCNews Fusarium Dieback PDF

See also the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources website and interactive map on Fusarium dieback and the Polyphagous and Kurishio Shothole Borers