Controlling Light Brown Apple Moth

Latest Information:

AB 2760, by Assemblyman Leno would require that an Environmental Impact Report be completed before the state Department of Food and Agriculture can spray pesticide in an urban area for the eradication of the light brown apple moth.

Bay Area Legislators Introduce Bills to Tackle Light Brown Apple Moth

2007 Report to the Legislature on the Status of the Light Brown Apple Moth Program 

Bills seek to curb pesticide spray over cities

2007 Report to the Legislature on the Status of the Light Brown Apple Moth Program

Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Informational Hearing on Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication Strategy in the San Francisco Bay Area 

Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication Project Work Plan 

Light Brown Apple Moth Pest Profile Report (PDF)

Information from CA Department of Food & Agriculture 

Eradication Information, California Department of Food & Agriculture

Light Brown Apple Moth CDFA Bay Area Map 

CDFA Press Release 

DFA Fact Sheet on LBAM

CDFA Q&A

Information from US Department of Agriculture:

Light Brown Apple Moth

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Determination for Monterey by USDA

Other Information:

UC-Davis Integrated Pest Management Document

City of San Francisco Press Release: Invasion of the Light Brown Apple Moth

Other News

KPIX-5: Destructive Brown Moth Emerges In Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Guardian: Godzilla versus Mothra

Spraying for light brown apple moth is raising health concerns  

New York Times: Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California Crops