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SUMMARY:6th Annual Oxnard Insect Festival
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URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/6th-annual-oxnard-insect-festival/
LOCATION:500 S C Street\, Oxnard\, California\, 93030
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SUMMARY:UC ANR Lunchtime Talk Webinar-Invasives on the Rise in California: Will Your House Be Their Next Meal?
DESCRIPTION:https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week \n  \nPresented by Dr. Siavash Taravati  \nFormosan subterranean termites are one of the most destructive urban pests in the world and also the only termite species listed in the ‘100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species.’ Endemic to East Asia\, this termite is now established in many tropical and subtropical regions\, including across the American South. Annually\, its infestation costs more than $4 billion in control measures and damage repairs of structures in the U.S. \nOnly a handful of FST infestations have been identified in California since 1992. However\, once FST is established in an area\, there have been no records of successful eradication anywhere in the world. A major reason why the Formosan subterranean termite is so destructive is the enormous size of their colonies\, which can reach millions of individuals\, versus most native subterranean species that reach a few hundred thousand individual termites per colony. Also\, unlike California native subterranean termite species\, FST can attack and kill live trees and plants.
URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/uc-anr-lunchtime-talk-webinar-invasives-on-the-rise-in-california-will-your-house-be-their-next-meal/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:UC ANR Lunchtime Talk Webinar- Anticipating the Next Invasive Threat to California
DESCRIPTION:https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week \n  \nAnticipating the Next Invasive Threat to California \nPresented by Dr. Mark Hoddle \nIn his 2023 paper “A New Paradigm: Proactive Biological Control of Invasive Insect Pests\,” Dr. Mark Hoddle notes that 44% of invasive species that establish in California originate from invasion bridgeheads established elsewhere in the US and Canada\, Dr. Hoddle advocates for conducting “horizon scans” for “door knocker” species that have already established those invasion bridgeheads and are exhibiting a propensity for spread. In the case of spotted lanternfly\, which is well established in the Northeastern US\, researchers used horizon scanning \, determined the potential threat to California agriculture\, sourced an egg parasitoid directly from China for potential use as a biological control agent and assessed the parasitoid’s  host range and host specificity prior to the arrival of spotted lanternfly in California – keep in mind that it has not yet established here. Dr. Hoddle further suggests that we also should be scanning for unknown or unpredictable entities that fall into the “emerging invasive species” category prior to them establishing “invasion bridgeheads” and becoming obvious “door knockers” which could be done by focusing on pests at the point of origin for crops that are imported here in large volumes. \n 
URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/uc-anr-lunchtime-talk-webinar-anticipating-the-next-invasive-threat-to-california/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250611T120000
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SUMMARY:UC ANR Lunchtime Talk Webinar - Don't Move a (Golden) Mussel
DESCRIPTION:https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week \n  \nDon’t Move a (Golden) Mussel \nPresented by Martha Volkoff  \nGolden mussel\, an invasive\, non-native freshwater/brackish water bivalve\, was discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) in October 2024. This discovery is the first known occurrence of golden mussel in North America and was likely introduced to California by a ship traveling from an international port. Golden mussel is native to rivers and creeks of China\, Thailand\, Korea\, Laos\, Vietnam\, Indonesia\, and Cambodia. \nThey are known to be established outside of their native range in other Asian countries including Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, Japan\, and South American countries including Argentina\, Bolivia\, Brazil\, Paraguay\, and Uruguay. Within the invaded range significant impacts are documented resulting from the dense colonization (biofouling) of golden mussel on hard surfaces. Heavy encrustations have blocked municipal and industrial water intakes\, necessitated ongoing biofouling removal\, altered species assemblages\, and diminished water quality. Golden mussel poses a significant immediate threat to the natural ecosystems\, water conveyance systems\, infrastructure\, agriculture\, economy\, and water quality throughout California and across the United States. Golden mussel is similar in appearance\, biology\, and impacts to quagga and zebra mussels but can establish in waters with considerably lower calcium levels than these other mussels require\, and thus most California waters are at risk for golden mussel establishment. \n 
URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/uc-anr-lunchtime-talk-webinar-dont-move-a-golden-mussel/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:UC ANR Lunchtime Webinar - The Fast and the Furriest: Rats\, Traps and Winning the Race
DESCRIPTION:https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week \n  \nPresented by Dr. Niamh Quinn \nRats are among the most troublesome and economically significant pests in the world. Two introduced species of rats\, roof rats and Norway rats\, are present in almost all cities across California\, and are particularly widespread in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Their populations are likely to increase dramatically in coming years as rodenticides are banned in most cases. Rats are pests because they may eat and contaminate food and damage structures and other property. Rats can also transmit parasites and diseases to humans and other animals and have been associated with medically significant allergic responses in humans. \nDr. Quinn will discuss the ongoing and increasing threat posed by invasive rat species and how homeowners can effectively fight the battle by correctly using snap traps. \n 
URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/uc-anr-lunchtime-webinar-the-fast-and-the-furriest-rats-traps-and-winning-the-race/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:UC ANR Lunchtime Talk Webinar - Palms and Eucalyptus Under Thread in the Golden State
DESCRIPTION:https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Action-Week \n  \nPalms and Eucalyptus Under Threat in the Golden State \nPresented by Dr. Eric Middleton  \nAlthough Eucalyptus and most palms are not native to California\, both tree types have been prominent features of the state’s landscape for more than a century. Recently\, invasive pests have followed these exotic trees to California\, where they are threatening the trees’ appearance and health. Two pest species that currently are generating widespread concern are the South American Palm Weevil\, which has decimated palms in San Diego County and is slowly moving north toward the iconic palms of Orange and Los Angeles counties\, and the seemingly ubiquitous Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle\, which may not be killing trees but is nonetheless a very messy nuisance wherever Eucalyptus trees are close to homes and businesses. \n 
URL:https://awm.venturacounty.gov/event/uc-anr-lunchtime-talk-webinar-palms-and-eucalyptus-under-thread-in-the-golden-state/
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