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*Results from March 2023 ISHB Monitors Training* Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are wood boring beetles that attack many native and non-native trees in Southern California. These beetles bore tunnels into trunks and branches where they grow a fungus they use as food.

Gophers, Ground Squirrels, Rabbits and Voles are going to love irrigated orchards when the hillsides start drying up by UC ANR Staff Writer Burrowing rodents can cause extensive and expensive damage to orchards and crop fields.

Seven entities recently received $21.7 million to conduct research into combating and preventing HLB at the farm level. The funding is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension program.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CITRUS UPDATES Save the Date! Santa Barbara County Citrus Meeting Thursday, June 15, 9 am - 12 pm, at the County Employee University Building, 267 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara Intended for citrus growers, PAC/QAC/QAL/PCA holders, and farm labor contractors in Santa Barbara...

June 5 to 9, 2023 (12:00 to 1:00 pm each day) - Invasive Species Action Week Lunchtime Talks Invasive species are arriving in California with increasing frequency.