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The quarantine covers a 76-square-mile area in Ventura and LA counties. So far, two invasive Queensland fruit flies were found in the Conejo Valley. Officials need the public's help to stop the ...
Authorities have lifted a months-long quarantine in place to eradicate an invasive fruit fly discovered in the Thousand Oaks area last year. After initial detections of the Queensland fruit fly ...
The Mediterranean fruit fly is not the only recent invader. Last week, officials found two Queensland fruit flies in Ventura County, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles.
Two Queensland fruit flies triggered a quarantine in the Thousand Oaks area. Officials recently expanded the zone, which could last into July.
Fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, can be shared and sold again without restrictions after five species of invasive fruit flies were eradicated in California.
California is under attack. Agriculture officials sounded that alarm on Friday after two Queensland fruit flies were found in Ventura County, marking at least the third discovery of invasive and de… ...
Five different species of fruit flies have finally been eradicated from nine different California counties, marking a successful effort involving traps, backyard treatments, prohibitions against ...
The news comes shortly after Tau fruit flies and Medflies caused a similar quarantine in Los Angeles County. The Queensland fruit fly (QFF), was the newest invasive species to be detected in the area.
The hot weather brings unwanted visitors in the form of fruit flies; here’s how to stop them from taking over your kitchen ...