USA: Two fruit fly quarantines lifted in Southern California

Published Aug 7, 2024

Tridge summary

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with the USDA and the Los Angeles and Ventura County Agriculture Commissioners, has declared the eradication of the Mediterranean and Queensland fruit flies in Southern California, lifting the quarantines in place. The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine, which started in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, affected areas including Inglewood, Hawthorne, and parts of Culver City. The Queensland fruit fly quarantine, the first in the Western Hemisphere, was centered in Thousand Oaks, with extensions to surrounding areas. During the quarantines, crops harboring the flies were not allowed to be moved off the property, and commercial crops had to meet specific treatment or processing standards. With the successful eradication of these invasive species, California remains vigilant against other fruit flies, as one active quarantine for the oriental fruit fly in the Redlands area and Riverside County still needs to be addressed.
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Original content

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in coordination with the USDA and the Los Angeles and Ventura County Agriculture Commissioners, declared the end of the Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly quarantines in the Southern California, after the eradication of the two invasive species. The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine ended nearly nine months after authorities first detected populations in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Authorities established a quarantine that covers the cities of Inglewood, Hawthorne and parts of Culver City. The Queensland fruit fly was detected in the city of Thousand Oaks last October and led to the first quarantine established for this invasive species in the Western Hemisphere. The quarantine covered areas around Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and the Santa Rosa Valley in Ventura County, and Agoura Hills and Westlake Village in Los Angeles County. The CDFA detailed that the crops harboring Mediterranean and Queensland ...
Source: MXfruit
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