LAKE COUNTY
Flatbead Borer damage in pear fruit
Flatheaded borers often invade sunburned areas on the trunk of newly planted first-year trees.
Many are considered serious pests in the U.S. with different species known to attack walnut, apple, pear, peach, apricot, plum, prune and cherry trees and at least 330 species of flatheaded borers occur in California. This pest has generated curiosity among UC Cooperative Extension specialists, as this family of insects had not been previously documented attacking any fruits.
In collaboration with the California Pear Advisory Board and professors from the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University, the UC Cooperative Extension Advisors have taken necessary steps to correctly identify this species via molecular diagnostics. The results from molecular analysis and taxonomic identification confirmed this species as the Pacific flatheaded borer.
In 2023 their larvae were found feeding on pear fruit in a few orchards in Lake County (first report by Broc Zoller, The Pear Doctor Inc. - PCA). Also, for the codling moth, larvae penetrate the fruit and tunnel to the core, leaving holes in the fruit that are filled with red-brown, crumbly droppings called frass. The flatheaded borer damage tends to have a black spot on the sun side of the fruit, near the calyx with no external frass.
Regarding Pear Fruit Injury, the borer more commonly enters via the calyx and tunnels its way to the sunny side of the fruit, but it has also been observed to enter through the shoulder region and near the peduncle. Severity of fruit damage increases as the larvae develop inside the fruit, creating a hardened chamber keeping the larvae dry inside. In the 2024 growing season, we continue to monitor the flatheaded borer to determine if the borer in pear fruit was an isolated incident or if we are dealing with a new pest. We are contacting pear growers to gain access to pear orchards so we can better understand the extent of damage being caused. Pear growers are encouraged to contact UC Cooperative Extension if they identify damage in orchards.
SACRAMENTO
Gov. Newsom announces $3.3 billion of Prop 1 funds to treat seriously ill & homeless
This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the release of up to $3.3 billion in competitive grant funding from Proposition 1 to expand the behavioral health continuum and provide appropriate care to individuals experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Proposition 1 includes two parts: a $6.4 billion Behavioral Health Bond for treatment settings and housing with services, and historic reform of the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) to focus on people with the most serious illnesses, vulnerable, substance disorders, and homeless.
The state is also releasing the Proposition 1 Behavioral Health Services Act: Housing Supports Primer (July 2024) for counties, which explains how to spend the ongoing BHSA revenue on housing interventions. Per Proposition 1, 30% of county BHSA funds each year must be directed to housing supports for people with serious behavioral health needs, including allowable ongoing capital to build more housing options. Based on projections for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the total statewide housing funding will be approximately $950 million annually to help ensure the longevity of these projects.
"Treatment and housing with services for our most at-risk family members and neighbors continues to be a priority, which is why we're moving at an unprecedented speed to get this money out the door," said Newsom. "California is not only investing billions of dollars to build new treatment settings, but also sharing a new primer for counties to help them understand how to direct nearly $1 billion of the state's annual, ongoing behavioral health investment toward housing interventions."
Through the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the Proposition 1 Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for Application (RFA) is now live. Applications are due from cities, counties, non-profits, for-profits, and tribal entities on December 13, 2024, and are anticipated to be awarded by early 2025. A second round of funding from Proposition 1 bonds will support even more behavioral health facilities in 2025. BHCIP funding made possible by the bond is estimated to create 6,800 residential treatment beds and 26,700 outpatient treatment slots for behavioral health and will build on other major behavioral health initiatives in California.
Per Proposition 1, 30% of county BHSA allocations each year will be dedicated to housing supports of behavioral health, beginning in 2026. Based on estimated revenue for FY 2026-2027, county allocations for the housing component will be approximately $950 million annually. In addition, to allow counties to address their different local needs and priorities, counties may transfer funding to increase this component up to an additional 14% or decrease funding by up to 7% by transferring funding between the two other BHSA funding components (Full Service Partnerships and behavioral health services and supports). Currently, counties are permitted to spend their existing Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding on housing supports, as the primer details.
Through BHCIP, DHCS has already competitively awarded $1.7 billion in grants to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure for behavioral health. Proposition 1 increases funding opportunities to expand BHCIP to serve even more Californians with mental health and substance use disorders.
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), will oversee up to $2 billion in Proposition 1 funds to build permanent housing with onsite services for veterans and others who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have mental health or substance use disorder challenges. HCD is expected to provide guidance for potential grantees by late 2024.
DHCS also plans to release the RFA for up to $1.1 billion funding round, Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs, in May 2025, with all funds awarded by 2026.
Together, these three rounds will invest the voter-approved Prop 1 $6.4 billion to build California's behavioral health care system and improve health and wellness for all.
Interested applicants can view the RFA for more details about eligibility requirements. To be considered "launch ready," eligible entities must meet the criteria specified in the RFA. For more information about Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready, please visit the BHCIP website. More information about California's transformation of our entire mental health and substance use disorder system can be found at mentalhealth.ca.gov.
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