University of California
Goldspotted Oak Borer
News and Events
What's New

New Resource!
Goldspotted Oak Borer Community Preparedness Planning: Guidelines for Strategic Action before GSOB Strikes Your Communities
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Workshops
These events are aimed toward land managers, arborists, foresters and landowners who are responsible for the stewardship of oaks and oak woodlands with the objective to keep such individuals up to date on the latest information about the problems and how to avoid or minimize losses.
Newsletters
We have recently published the first Goldpotted Oak Borer newsletter. Newsletters are published quarterly and are distributed electronically to email list subscribers. You may also view a PDF file of the newsletter below.
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In the News
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"Firewood Movement Leading Cause of Oak Infestation" 9/2011 (Online News) by Bettye Miller, UCR Newsroom, Riverside, CA |
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"Invasive Beetle Killing Coast Live Oaks: Oak Borer Could Wipe Out Trees From San Diego to Oregon" 4/2011 (Television Report) by Ed Joyce, KPBS News Programming, San Diego, CA |
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"Invasive Beetle Killing Coast Live Oaks: Oak Borer Could Wipe Out Trees From San Diego to Oregon" 4/2011 (Radio Report) by Ed Joyce, KPBS News Programming, San Diego, CA |
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"Gold-Spotted Oak Borer Threat To Local Oak Trees" 10/2010 (Radio Interview) by Jeff Davis, K-FROG Radio, Colton, CA |
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"Voracious Oak-Killing Beetle Reaches Suburban San Diego" 5/2010 (Online News) by Mike Lee, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA |







