A pest emergency has been declared in Fresno County, allowing commercial growers to use pesticides recently restricted by the state. On April 17, the County of Fresno’s County Administrative Officer and Emergency Services Director Paul
Throughout Southern California, palm trees have fallen victim to the South American palm weevil infestation, once stately skyline trees sadly dropping into a frown.
UC Riverside scientists have a new chemical weapon to seduce and kill the invasive, long-nosed beetles destroying California palm trees by the tens of thousands.