APHIS has classified the light brown apple moth -- originally from Australia and confirmed in California in 2007 -- as an "actionable quarantine significant pest" and has applied its authority to ...

7/7/2008: B1: Apple moth6/20/2008: A1: LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH: Native to Australia, the moth can feed on plants ranging from grapes to redwoods. It has been found in Sonoma County and most other ...

County agricultural officials are dealing with a second infestation of the light brown apple moth, an invasive pest. Two adult male apple moths were found in September in a canyon off Zenon Way in ...

The light brown apple moth is native to Australia and is found in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hawaii. The range of host plants is broad with more than 2,000 plant species known to be ...

The light brown apple moth, or LBAM, is native to Australia and has lived in New Zealand for more than 100 years.

Native to Australia, the Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) was identified in California in 2007, the first time ever in the continental United States, and since then in coastal areas ...

Moth Wars Napa County grapegrowers are used to looking for trouble in the form of bad weather, mildew … The light brown apple moth is not devastating the Napa Valley grapegrowing industry, but ...

Problem: The light brown apple moth larvae can destroy more than 2,000 types of plants and more than 200 types of fruit and vegetable crops, threatening local farms and landscapes.

By Benjamin Wachs Author’s note: I’ve been to so many Light Brown Apple Moth events that, to keep things fresh, I will not actually use the phrase “Light Brown Apple Moth” (or “LBAM”) anywhere in the ...

An infestation of the light brown apple moths in the Bay Area has expanded to Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, bringing the number of moths found in traps to 1,641 in an eight-county region ...

The Grange is asking for the Senate Budget Subcommittee to terminate the funding for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)’s Light Brown Apple Moth eradication/control program.

Supervisor Valerie Brown, who represents Sonoma, has asked the Board of Supervisors to hold a hearing on the 8-inch twist ties next month. The light brown apple moth is a native of Australia.