http://ucanr.org/sites/gsobinfo/index4.cfm?blogrss=39278&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed GSOB Blog en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:14 PST Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:14 PST UC ANR First identified in California in 2004, the goldspotted oak borer (GSOB), Agrilus auroguttatus, has killed more than 24,000 oak trees in San Diego County since its arrival, probably in the late 1990s. In 2012, it was detected in Riverside County and it is expected to spread northward in the state. The most seriously damaged oaks are those in the red oak group including coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, and black oak, Q. kelloggi. It also infests canyon live oak, Q. chrysolepis but has......
]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:38:32 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10280&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jggonzales@ucdavis.edu(Jan Gonzales) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=10280 This video is about the Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) and the devastating effects it has on Oak Trees in San Diego County and how you can help stop the spread of this harmful insect....
]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:11:30 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7856&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed llima@ucanr.edu(Lorin Lima) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7856 Picture yourself sitting at a stream bank. You see clear, shining water bubbling down, insects buzzing around the water, and delicate green plants growing at the waters edge. Towering above you are longstanding oak woodlands, providing a reprieving patch of shade in the blistering summer heat. Without these oak woodlands, this stream would probably not be in this pristine condition. Leaves and other organic material that fall from branches, also known as thatch, contribute to the richness of......
]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:37:43 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7016&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed llima@ucanr.edu(Lorin Lima) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7016 Most of us have fires to warm our homes or ourselves as we socialize around a campfire with little regard for the origin of the wood we are using. However, as invasive pests and diseases are on the rise it is more important than ever to be cautious about the firewood we purchase. Pests and diseases such as the Goldspotted Oak Borer, Emerald Ash Borer, and Sudden Oak Death can travel on firewood long distances, endangering previously unexposed areas, and potentially causing catastrophic die......
]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:32:42 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5300&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed llima@ucanr.edu(Lorin Lima) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5300 If you live in or own property in Southern California, or maybe you just love nature and oak trees, you might know a bit about an invasive pest called goldspotted oak borer (Agrilus auroguttatus).  The goldspotted oak borer (GSOB) is native to Mexico, Guatemala and southern Arizona, and was first identified in California in 2004.  However, it wasn’t until 2008 that researchers determined that extensive oak mortality in rural east San Diego County was being caused by GSOB.  Subsequent......
]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:55:51 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5236&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed jggonzales@ucdavis.edu(Jan Gonzales) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5236 We are launching this page to raise awareness about the goldspotted oak borer and it’s threat to oak trees and you. Check out www.GSOB.org You’ll find news, information, resources and tools to help you and your community deal with the GSOB threat. GSOB information is also being featured at the San Diego County Fair as part of the Forest Area Safety Taskforce (FAST) education display. If you’re there, stop by and visit us in the O’Brien building just off the Avenue of Palms and the Landscape and......
]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:24:40 PST http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5200&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed llima@ucanr.edu(Lorin Lima) http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=5200