THE LIGHT BROW APPLE MOTH HAS BEEN ON THE CENTRALCOAST SINCE 2007. THE PEST WAS MOST LIKELY INTRODUCED TO THE AREA BY SMUGGLED FRUIT, MOST LIKELY FROM HAWAII. CALIFORNIA IS THE ONLY CONTINENTAL STATE INVADED BY THE MOTH, THAT WAS UNTIL RECENTLY CONFINED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MANY AREAS ARE QUARANTINED FOR THE MOTH INCLUDING MONTEREY COUNTY. THE MOTH WHICH EATS ALMOST ANYTHING HAS NOW BEEN OBSERVED IN MORRO BAY.
