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Goldspotted oak borer larvae pupates in oak tree bark. The eggs can take a few weeks to a month to hatch and when it does, the larvae feed on the tissue just below the tree’s bark, known as the cambium. The tiny burrows eventually kill the tree through suffocation.Los Angeles County could soon declare a local state of emergency to manage the spread of a tree-killing beetle that’s threatening the Santa Monica Mountains.
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday ordered officials to draft regulations for firewood in an effort to prevent anThe California Department of Food and Agriculture identified the goldspotted oak borer in San Diego County in 2004. However, researchers suspect the bug traveled from Arizona to Southern California through firewood in the early ‘90s. Since then, it has killed at least 80,000 oak trees in San Diego County and at least 10,000 in Green Valley, a community in northern L.A. County.
The goldspotted oak borer has been identified in Santa Clarita and unincorporated Chatsworth, just 14 miles from reaching the rich oak forests in the Santa Monica Mountains.“This motion takes steps to prevent an infestation of the goldspotted oak borer, recognizing how valuable oak trees are to the vitality of our forested areas,” Horvath said.
Oak trees are local to Southern California and can live for centuries, but the invasive beetle kills a tree in just three to six years. Oaks in Los Angeles County support the biodiversity of birds, mammals and hold deep cultural meaning for local tribes.“I firmly believe our county needs to put its muscle behind proactively protecting our majestic oak forests from infection and deaths,” Barger said.
The motion also calls for the county to find funding for a deputy forester and two assistants to help with detection, monitoring and treatments.
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