Agriculture officials in Marin County are alerting property owners and arborists to be on the lookout for a tiny invasive beetle that attacks oak trees, after the insect was detected last month in ...

The goldspotted oak borer has contributed to at least 90,000 oak tree deaths in Southern California. Courtesy the U.S. Forest Service Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism.

Oak decline disease is not just limited to one particular species and has been observed in numerous different trees with the most severe outbreaks noted in red, pin, scarlet, white, and black oaks.