{"id":5073,"date":"2021-04-06T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartlett.crunkit.com\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2023-06-07T13:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:39:09","slug":"invasive-shot-hole-borer-affecting-californias-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/invasive-shot-hole-borer-affecting-californias-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive Shot Hole Borer Affecting California\u2019s Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The polyphagous shot hole borer is a recently introduced, non-native beetle that is having a devastating impact on landscapes, forests and agriculture in southern California. This insect pest bores into trees,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5075\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5075 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"symptoms of shot hole borer\" width=\"418\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/32071.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small holes surrounded by wet bark indicate a shot hole borer infestation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>creating galleries where it feeds and lays eggs.\u00a0Wood boring insects are known for being destructive to trees as their activity inside the tree disrupts the flow of water and nutrients. The polyphagous shot hole borer is especially damaging because it also introduces a pathogenic fungus that rapidly kills trees.<\/p>\n<p>This pest has dozens of host plants so they are broken down into three categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-hosts: beetle attacks the plant and is repelled without fungal introduction<\/li>\n<li>Fungal hosts: beetle introduces the lethal fungus, but does not reproduce<\/li>\n<li>True hosts: beetle introduces the lethal fungus and reproduces successfully<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>True hosts are plentiful and include many native California trees such as coast, valley, and Englemann oaks, sycamore, big-leaf maple, boxelder and blue palo verde. Non-native true hosts in the same region include several other oak and maple species, avocado, coral tree, camellia, acacia and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Infested trees will have multiple small, round entry holes. These holes are often surrounded by white crust, wet bark, or both.<\/p>\n<p>Since management options for this insect\/pathogen combination are still being researched, regular monitoring to identify infestations is currently the best course of action. Trees that are severely infested should be removed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The polyphagous shot hole borer is a recently introduced, non-native beetle that is having a devastating impact on landscapes, forests and agriculture in southern California. This insect pest bores into trees, creating galleries where it feeds and lays eggs.\u00a0Wood boring insects are known for being destructive to trees as their activity inside the tree disrupts&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/invasive-shot-hole-borer-affecting-californias-trees\/\">Read More<span> Invasive Shot Hole Borer Affecting California\u2019s 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