PaumaValley

Dr. Scott told me that nobody knew if GSOB was in Pauma Valley yet, so I went to check it out. I was able to find two infested trees!

Here's the map of where we went near the Pala Casino.



This is the first tree. It's huge, probably hundreds of years old, poor tree. See the thinning canopy?

This is the second infested tree. You can also see trunk and canopy damage.

This is called an oak apple gall. It really looks like an apple, but it is the nest for a wasp. Only one wasp larva lives in here.

This is a perfect d-shaped exit hole from the second tree.

More exit holes and bark damage from tree 2.

Some of the leaves showing that it's Coast Live Oak.

D-shaped exit holes from tree 1.

More d-shaped exit holes from tree 1

More exit holes tree 1

More exit holes and the tree is reacting to it like our body would make a scab. Isn't it cool that trees try to defend themselves?

Bark damage and LOTS of exit holes.

Exit holes in the bark of tree 2.