Ectomyelois ceratoniae dulcis", "Macadamia integrifolia", "Acacia farnesiana", "Caesalpinia sappan", "Cassia bicapsularis", "Ricinus", "Erythrina monosperma", "Haematoxylum campechianum", "Prosopis juliflora", "Samanea saman", "Phoenix dactylifera", and "Ceratonia siliqua". It is a considerable agricultural pest, recognized as the most economically damaging pest of the date industry in California. In many regions around the world, it also damages many other high-value nut and fruit commodities such as almonds, pistachios, macadamias, pomegranates, and stone and pome fruits. Pheromone mimic lures are commercially available. In 2007, the California date "Phoenix dactylifera" industry produced 17,700 tons of dates on 5,900 acres, with a gross value of about $31.86 million. During
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