Fruit Fly Threat Receiving State and Federal Attention

Fruit Fly Threat Receiving State and Federal Attention

Currently, there are quarantines for fruit flies in eight counties throughout California. The state Department of Food and Agriculture and the  U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are working with the State’s agricultural commissioners to eradicate and prevent the spread of the Queensland fruit fly, Tau fruit fly, Mediterranean fruit fly, and Oriental fruit fly.