ISHB News

UCCE's Dr. Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann will present "Using an Integrated Pest Management Approach to Shothole Borers" at the Long Beach Landscape Expo at noon on Oct. 14.

A new video outlining best practices in monitoring and sampling for invasive shothole borers (ISHB) is now available on the University of California Integrated Pest Management YouTube channel. View it at https://youtu.

Invasive shot hole borers (ISHB) are a pest and disease complex potentially affecting over 200 tree species, but posing a strong risk to box elders, sycamores, and other riparian and urban trees, as well as being a nuisance pest for avocado.

We're moving north, and holding a training workshop with CalFire ongoldspotted oak borer and invasive shot hole borers May 9th, 2019 in San Luis Obispo! This workshop will address biology, identification, surveillance, and management of infested trees, downed wood. and firewood.