Invasive fruit flies eradicated from 9 California counties

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 fruit sharing and extra applications by commercial growers, state and federal agencies announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

The Tau, Queensland, Mediterranean, Oriental and Mexican fruit fly species — once found in home gardens, citrus trees and in illegal produce shipments at airports and private shipping warehouses ...