According to Sonoma County agriculture officials, a single
light-brown apple moth was discovered Aug. 13 in Carneros, close
to the Napa County line. This is the third moth found in Sonoma
County this year. While the first two were found in an area
northwest of the town of Sonoma this past spring, the latest
find was in an area further to the southeast that is home to
many vineyards. Should another moth be discovered within a mile
of the latest find, county and state officials will be forced to
quarantine the area, restricting the movement of flowers and
fruit at a time when growers are scrambling to bring in the
harvest. The day after the discovery, officials at the
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) placed
traps within a 9-square-mile grid around the find in an effort
to determine whether there are other moths. Nick Frey, executive
director of the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, said that if
a quarantine is enforced, growers will need to have their
vineyards examined by agriculture offi