The fungus is the beetles’ food source. The borers have been known to attack 66 different tree species in California, including avocado, cottonwood, sycamore and oak. The beetles leave perfectly round ...

Push it over. Pile it up. Strike a match. That's been the fate of thousands of avocado trees as growers destroy entire ...

In the shadow of wildfire smoke, Kerr sprayed water from a small hose on what was well on its way to becoming a 20,600-acre ...