The Erythrina stem borer, Terastia meticulosalis, has made its way to California, resulting in at least two major outbreaks in the last decade. Credit: Andrei Sourakov In 2012, a crop of California’s most prized ornamental trees was overrun by an invisible invader. The growing shoots of coral beans—the official city tree of Los Angeles—began wilting […]

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