Desert farmers face a new pest threat – ANR News Blog – ANR Blogs.
Farmers growing vegetables in Southern California and Arizona deserts had to contend with a new pest this fall. The Bagrada bug – a native of East and Southern Africa, Egypt, Zaire and Senegal – made its first appearance in the area, posing especially significant problems to organic farmers, according to an article in Capital Press.
Bagrada bugs were introduced to California last year in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. This past August, farmers began seeing the pest in broccoli, cauliflower, and other cole crops in the Imperial and Coachella valleys, and in southwestern Arizona.
“Bagrada bugs were everywhere; it’s not like we’ve had to look for them,”…
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