San Jose could lose thousands of trees to invasive beetle

An invasive beetle killing a dramatic number of Southern California trees has found its way to San Jose — and it could threaten the urban forest that shades and cools Silicon Valley. Santa Clara County officials aren’t sure when or how the species, known as the shothole borer beetle, arrived in San Jose. The non-native species was first detected in Southern California in the early 2000s. The beetle was identified locally in November last year, but may have been in San Jose undetected for several years. Now San Jose officials are trapping the bugs while county officials survey the city…

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