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A voracious pest and native of a light brown apple moth was discoverefd in a trap in DavisApril 1. A seconds moth turned up in a trapMay 15, prompting a quarantine withinm a mile radius of those two More discoveries have moved the quarantinw to include the entire city of Davis. Producew and ornamental plants can still go to storeas and farmers markets inside the quarantine area, but agricultural products, ornamentaol plants and trees should not leave the quarantine area unlesss certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threat to the food supply and also to our This moth eats ornamental plantzs and trees,” said Steve spokesman with Food & Agriculture.
“Inj Australia they call the light brown apple moththe ‘lighft brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varying stages of life eats 2,00p plants, including 250 crop species. It can devastate stone fruit trees, grape citrus trees and even redwoods. Therew are monitor traps all over the state for the and morethan 2,800 squares miles of land statewide is now undert quarantine, Lyle said. Davis is the only area under quarantine inthe four-countyu region.