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Shot Hole Borer Surveys and Management Techniques

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Project description

This project will contribute to development and dissemination of the essential building blocks of an effective lntegrative Pest Management (lPM) program used to prevent further spread and to manage impacts. The objectives are to: 1. Determine FD-SHB distribution with respect to key LBVI and SWFL habitat along the San Luis Rey River; 2. Evaluate preventative and curative biological, mechanical, and chemical control measures appropriate for different vegetation type 3. Train land managers on field identification of FD-SHB in Native Vegetation.

Project focus

Project type: Monitoring

Implementing entities

Investigator: Akif Eskalen

Main implementing entity: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources; University of California, Davis; University of California, Riverside

Point of contact: Akif Eskalen

Project Page manager: Sarah McCutcheon

SDMMP lead: Sarah McCutcheon

Study lead: Akif Eskalen

Project Funding

SANDAG

Strategic elements

MSP Objectives and actions:INVANI-5; INVANI-6

Files and Documents

2018 Management of Invasive Shot Hole Borers/ Fusarium Dieback

Author(s):Eskalen, Akif; Lynch, Shannon; Nobua Behrmann, Beatriz; Kabashima, John

2018 Southern California Shot Hole Borers/Fusarium Dieback Management Strategy for Natural and Urban Landscapes

Author(s):Greer, Keith; Lynch, Shannon; Rice, Kyle