California Department of Food and Agriculture has issued a quarantine for an invasive pest identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the Oriental fruit fly for parts of Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties, officials announced Tuesday.
has issued a quarantine for an invasive pest identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the Oriental fruit fly for parts of Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties, officials announced Tuesday. the invasive species has been detected near the cities of Brentwood and Oakley. The quarantine zone covers 99 square miles.
Officials say the damage is done when the female fly lays her eggs inside the fruit. Once the maggots hatch, they make the fruit unfit for consumption. "However, they may be consumed or processed (i.e., juiced, frozen, or cooked on the property where they were picked, or disposed of by double bagging and placing in the regular trash, not green waste," a news release from CDFA stated.
Perhaps surprisingly, officials say the flies are initially found in urban and suburban communities. They often find their way into communities through "hitchhiking" in fruits and vegetables brought back illegally by travelers from other regions. Another way the species invades is when they are brought into the country from other regions through packages of home-grown produce.
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