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Napa county quarantine for LBAM ends
Napa county only got quarantine - no spray
no mention of spraying in Napa
despite lots of agriculture
exactly how many LBAMs have been found
in SCr county?
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from the 10.31.07 edition of the AgAlert
weekly publication of the CA Farm Bureau
page 10
"Napa quarantine for LBAM ends"
"The light brown apple moth quarantine in Napa County has been lifted.
That allows grape growers and other affected farmers to sell and ship
crops freely.
The quarantine was imposed last May when 2 mothd were discovered in
Napa County and was lifted after no additional moths were found. State
officials say quarantines may soon be lifted in other regions where only
a few insects were found.
The light brown apple moth threatens a large number of crops and
native plants."
END
despite lots of agriculture
exactly how many LBAMs have been found
in SCr county?
_________________________________________
from the 10.31.07 edition of the AgAlert
weekly publication of the CA Farm Bureau
page 10
"Napa quarantine for LBAM ends"
"The light brown apple moth quarantine in Napa County has been lifted.
That allows grape growers and other affected farmers to sell and ship
crops freely.
The quarantine was imposed last May when 2 mothd were discovered in
Napa County and was lifted after no additional moths were found. State
officials say quarantines may soon be lifted in other regions where only
a few insects were found.
The light brown apple moth threatens a large number of crops and
native plants."
END
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This was a small and localized infestation. Bay area infestations are very extensive and large. The use of Bacillus thuringiensis plus the Isomate LBAM twist ties (the only pheromone formulation with proven efficacy and used commercially for LBAM) was a powerful combination to eliminate the localized and small infestation. This is an example of a successful containment of the pest and can be replicated in other "outlier" LBAM infestations but not where the much more extensive core population exists. Aerially applied pheromones are untested, unproven and, as a unilateral tactic, ineffective against LBAM.
There are no examples of the successful eradication of a moth pest from the unilateral use of aerially applied pheromones.
There are no examples of the successful eradication of a moth pest from the unilateral use of aerially applied pheromones.
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