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  • Fifth instar of spiny assassin bug - this looks a lot like what we have been finding in strawberry fields, especially towards the end of the season.
    Introducing the Spiny Assassin Bug

    Close readers of this blog will know that last year Mark noted toward the end of the season a very unusual looking insect in two of his strawberry research plots, which UCCE Entomologist on the Central Coast at the time Kirsten Pearson identified as the...


    By Mark P Bolda
    Author - Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries
    By Mohammad Aghaee
    Author
Santa Cruz Forests
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    Invasive Shothole Borer Found in Santa Cruz County

      Folks, we have unfortunately had a confirmed detection of the invasive shothole borer (ISHB) in the Felton area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, near East Zayante Road and Graham Hill Road. This is the first ISHB infestation that has been...


    By Brian Woodward
    Author - Forest Advisor for Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties
Fresas y Moras