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Bagrada Bug On The Move In California

Avatar for Lauren María Alexander Posted by Lauren María Alexander|September 16, 2014

Bagrada bug distribution in California September 2014_WR

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The Bagrada bug, an invasive hemipteran insect first reported in Los Angeles County, CA in 2008, has now spread to several counties in California and is moving north.

As of September 2014, Bagrada bug is known to be present in Imperial, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Kings, Inyso, Fresno, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Yolo Counties and is likely to be present in others.

For more information on the status of the Bagrada bug, its host plants, and management methods, go to: http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=15284.

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Alexander is a former associate editor with American Vegetable Grower® and currently a contributing writer in Denver, CO. See all author stories here.