Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services Pest Detection/Emergency Projects
DETECTION ADVISORY

August 14, 1998

PD46-98

Japanese Beetle (JB)

Alameda County

Oakland

On August 6, 1998, Alameda County trapper Carmen Franke found one dead female JB while inspecting JB traps at Oakland International Airport. The JB was found along Sally Ride Way, on the opposite side of the Federal Express building where another JB was found last month (PD22-98).

The Japanese Beetle trap density in the area is 50 traps per square mile. In response to the previous find, Alameda County Department of Agriculture added four more JB traps in the area around the Federal Express building. Due to the density of high risk traps already in place, no additional traps will be placed at this time.

CDFA Insect Biosystematist Terry Seeno made the determination.

SUMMARY - 1998 JAPANESE BEETLE FINDS
County	Adults		Date Last Adult	Number Airport Interceptions			Date Last Airport Interception
	Trapped	Visual		Alive	Dead	Total
Alameda	2	0	08/06/1998	0	6	6	07/30/1998
Kern	1	0	07/08/1998	0	0	0	--/--/--
Los Angeles	1	0	08/12/1998	0	2	2	07/13/1998
Sacramento	0	0	--/--/--	0	1	1	07/23/1998
San Bernardino	0	0	--/--/--	1	4	5	07/28/1998
San Diego	0	0	--/--/--	0	5	5	07/20/1998
San Mateo	0	0	--/--/--	0	9	9	08/04/1998
Santa Clara	0	0	--/--/--	0	13	13	08/06/1998
TOTALS	4	0		1	41	42

Prepared by: John Pozzi