{"id":25916,"date":"2023-04-07T08:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=25916"},"modified":"2023-04-07T08:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:41:10","slug":"invasive-pest-month-cdfa-joins-the-usda-in-raising-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/04\/07\/invasive-pest-month-cdfa-joins-the-usda-in-raising-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive Pest Month \u2014 CDFA joins the USDA in raising awareness\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taken from a USDA news release <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDFA is joining the USDA in declaring April 2023 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month<\/a>\u202f. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This national outreach month is dedicated to highlighting the impact of invasive plant pests and diseases on plants nationwide. The focus is on raising public awareness about the threat and how residents can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, invasive insects and plant diseases cause an estimated $40 billion in damages to plants in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-native plant pests can hitchhike in untreated firewood, attach themselves to cars, boats, and other outdoor surfaces\u2014or take a ride in the mail. They can travel to new areas on agricultural material such as soil, seeds, homegrown produce, and plants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invasive pests have few or no natural predators in their new environments, so their populations quickly outpace native species and spread. These non-native plant pests and diseases disrupt our ecosystems and reduce biological diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change can magnify the impact of invasive species by increasing the level of plant pest infestations and disease infection, allowing pests to produce more generations each year, and increasing their suitable habitat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To protect domestic plant health:\u202f  <\/p>\n\n\n\n