Photos: Palm tree (right) heavily damaged by South American palm weevil (left); photos courtesy of the Center for Invasive Species Research at UC Riverside
By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office
November 6, 2016 (San Diego) -- They’re 1 ½ to 2 inches long, jet black, with long snouts and a deadly appetite for one of Southern California’s biggest icons — palm trees.
In September, South American palm weevils were determined to have killed palm trees in San Ysidro.
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