金斑橡树螟是一种致命的甲虫，已蔓延至文图拉县，威胁着南加州成千上万的橡树。 The goldspotted oak borer, a deadly beetle, has spread to Ventura County, threatening thousands of oaks in Southern California.

黄金斑树虫, 一种在2008年首次在南加州发现的破坏性甲虫, 已经到达Ventura县, 它的最北端位置, 自2024年以来, 已经在Simi Hills和Santa Susana地区确认了虫的存在. The goldspotted oak borer, a destructive beetle first found in Southern California in 2008, has reached Ventura County, its northernmost location yet, with infestations confirmed in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana area since 2024. 这种害虫通过柴火传播，攻击海岸活橡树、峡谷黑橡树和加州黑橡树，破坏其携带养分的形成层，导致树木死亡。 The pest, which spreads via firewood, attacks coast live, canyon live, and California black oaks, killing trees by damaging their nutrient-carrying cambium layer. 它已经杀死了整个南加州 大约20万只橡树 It has already killed an estimated 200,000 oaks across Southern California. 官员的反应是拔树、切片、公共教育和杀虫剂处理,同时敦促居民报告目击情况和避免搬运柴火。 Officials are responding with tree removal, chipping, public education, and insecticide treatments, while urging residents to report sightings and avoid moving firewood. 计划进行一项社区调查,即 " GSOB Blitz " ,以帮助跟踪甲虫的传播和保护剩余的橡树森林。 A community survey, the “GSOB Blitz,” is planned to help track the beetle’s spread and protect remaining oak forests.