Loaʻa ʻia ka Fusarium dieback a me Tea Shot Hole Borer ma kekahi mau lāʻau avocado (cv. Hass, Bacon, Fuerte, Nabal) ma nā wahi noho ma South Gate, Downey a me Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County, i Pepeluali a me Malaki 2012.
No ka ʻike ʻana i ke ʻano o ka haʻuki a me ka pipi i ka hopena o California avocados, nā hōʻailona e nānā ai, a me ka mea e hana ai inā ʻike ʻoe i nā hōʻike o kēlā me kēia ma kāu mau kumulāʻau, e heluhelu i ka PEST ALERT mai UC, Riverside. He mea koʻikoʻi kēia ʻike no ka poʻe noho o Kaleponi Hema i kēia manawa.