Officials are moving aggressively after discovering eight oriental fruit flies in portions of two Bay Area counties, citing a ‘disastrous’ potential to agriculture if the pest spreads.
Bright yellow, not much bigger than a housefly and very, very destructive.
An invasive pest native to Asia, the fruit flies are known to burrow themselves into hundreds of types of fruits and vegetables, rendering them inedible. Among the crops most susceptible to the pest are key California crops such as avocados, apples, citrus fruits, tomatoes and peppers. The flies can infest most fruits and vegetables, he said, and one female can produce 1,500 eggs in a lifetime, which allows the population to grow and spread rapidly. Adult flies“This is pretty close to agricultural core, where we do most of the growing,” Slattengren said. “Some people will lose their entire crops over this.”
Lami said many fruits and vegetables will need to be covered with cloth or plastic wrap, which would prevent insects from landing on them and laying eggs. Vendors will be required to bring fewer crops to markets, as leftovers won’t be allowed back on farm property after being exposed at market. In neighboring Sonoma County, where a quarantine is not in effect, officials said they were working to obtain compliance agreements from those who move crops and those who receive them.
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