Some of California's biggest challenges come in the smallest packages: tiny insects, weeds and other pests that can destroy crops, clog waterways and threaten ecosystems.
These invasive pests cause an estimated $3 billion a year in losses to California agriculture alone — and larger damages loom, as seen by the latest quarantine in Napa Valley for European grapevine moth, a pest that threatens grapes and other fruit.
"Could you imagine California without grapes, citrus and avocados?" said Mark Hoddle, director of UC Riverside's Center for Invasive Species Research. "All three of those crops are under threat by invasive species." read more
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