New quarantine for oriental fruit fly in California, United States

Published 2024년 11월 7일

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A portion of Orange County in California has been quarantined due to the detection of the oriental fruit fly in Santa Ana and Garden Grove cities. The quarantine area, covering 87-square miles, is under an Integrated Pest Management strategy that uses a male attractant and a low dose of the organic pesticide Spinosad to eliminate the flies. The oriental fruit fly can affect over 230 types of fruits, vegetables, and plants, posing a threat to key California crops such as pome and stone fruits, citrus, dates, avocados, and vegetables like tomatoes and peppers. The flies cause damage by laying eggs in the fruit, which hatch into maggots that tunnel through the fruit flesh.

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According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), a portion of Orange County has been placed under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly following the detection of eight flies in and around the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove. The quarantine zone measures 87-square miles, bordered on the north by Anaheim; on the south by John Wayne Airport; on the west by Huntington Beach; and on the east by State Highway 55. This comes less than three months after CDFA announced multiple fruit fly invasions eradicated. Following the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), agricultural officials use “male attractant” technique as the mainstay of the eradication effort for this invasive species. This approach has successfully eliminated dozens of fruit fly infestations in California. Trained workers apply a small patch of fruit fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of an organic pesticide, Spinosad, approximately 8 to 10 feet off the ground on street ...

Source: Growingproduce