Written by: Vanessa Lopez (Ph.D. Candidate, UC Riverside) Mark Hoddle, Ph.D. (Biological Control Specialist and Principal Investigator) Photos by: Mike Lewis and Vanessa Lopez Background The goldspotted oak borer (GSOB), ( Agrilus auroguttatus) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae),is a recent pest of native oak trees in southern California. This fairly small beetle (about 10 mm long and 2...