A UC Berkeley-led citizen science project has discovered at least four outbreaks of a new, potentially more aggressive form ...

The new lineage has so far caused limited observable damage in San Mateo County, the Berkeley hills and Martinez – to bay laurel trees ... death to levels not seen in years and perhaps burden ...

the California bay laurel, native to the West Coast. These are so intense that they're sometimes described as medicinal. While they can be used anywhere you'd use a regular bay leaf, they won't ...