Posts Tagged: action week

Invasive Spotlight: Brooms

Brooms are shrubs which were originally planted in California as ornamentals and for erosion control, but are now considered to be invasive weeds since they are highly competitive. They crowd out native plants and form impenetrable barriers to wildlife....

Invasive Spotlight: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Stink bugs are common pests in gardens but the brown marmorated stink bug, or BMSB, is of particular concern. BMSB (Halyomorpha halys) was first detected in Los Angeles County in 2006 and has since been detected in many other parts of California with...

Invasive Spotlight: Sudden Oak Death

    Sudden oak death is a disease of oak trees that is caused by an invasive plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. The disease has been found infecting trees in coastal California counties from Monterey to Humboldt and can be spread by...

Invasive Species Action Week 2020

For a 7th year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will celebrate California Invasive Species Action Week, which this year will be from Saturday, June 6 through Sunday, June 14, 2020. Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, or...

Invasive Spotlight: Wrapping Up California Invasive Species Action Week

This week, we put the spotlight on invasive species and how these non-native plants, animals, and pathogens damage California's economy and environment. You Can Make a Difference Shot hole borers and the diseases they carry, and Asian citrus psyllid...