The quarantine will be the second in the county. The other quarantine zone includes portions of southern Sonoma County in the Carneros wine grape region, which extends into Napa and Solano counties.

Q: My apples are pretty much a lost cause this year after super cold, super windy and now super hot weather. I expected a small crop (from the apples) but not this blight. It starts with a “poke” in ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 12, 2008) Despite significant data gaps in the testing of apple moth pesticides, the California Department of Food and Agriculture recently reported that a new analysis ...

San Luis Obispo County agricultural inspectors have found two light brown apple moths in Cayucos. The adult insects were found in traps placed in residential landscapes. Additional traps have been ...

The discovery of three light brown apple moths this week near Fort Bragg is triggering a quarantine to limit further spread of the non-native pest that feeds on some 2,000 plant species and their ...

Now that apple trees are finishing blooming, it’s time to consider how to handle codling moth and apple maggot so you don’t end up with wormy apples. Codling moth adults are about 3/4 inch long with ...

A nine-square-mile area of Long Beach was under a plant-and-fruit quarantine Wednesday. The culprit? Sixteen light brown apple moths in the area, according to the state Department of Food and ...