{"id":593,"date":"2011-10-19T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T19:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=593"},"modified":"2011-10-19T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T19:14:14","slug":"news-release-oriental-fruit-fly-detected-in-anaheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2011\/10\/19\/news-release-oriental-fruit-fly-detected-in-anaheim\/","title":{"rendered":"News Release – Oriental fruit fly detected in Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing for a quarantine
\nand treatment program to eradicate an Oriental fruit fly (OFF) infestation in
\nthe Anaheim area of Orange County. The quarantine will also affect an adjacent
\nportion of southern Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur system to detect invasive species like the Oriental fruit fly is working
\nwell and according to design,\u201d said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. \u201cThe key is to
\nrespond quickly and take action before the pests can cause widespread
\ndamage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twelve Oriental fruit flies have been detected in the Anaheim area since
\nOctober 12. The treatment program will be carried out over approximately 10
\nsquare miles surrounding the sites where the insects were trapped. A map of the
\ntreatment area is available at: http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/phpps\/PDEP\/treatment\/treatment_maps.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Treatment of the Oriental fruit fly primarily relies upon a process known as
\n\u201cmale attractant\u201d in which workers squirt a small patch of fly attractant mixed
\nwith a very small dose of pesticide approximately 8-10 feet off the ground to
\nstreet trees and similar surfaces.\u00a0\u00a0 Male flies are attracted to the mixture and
\ndie after consuming it.\u00a0 On and near the properties where the flies were found,
\ncrews will also remove and dispose of host fruits and vegetables from yards and
\ngardens and apply treatments to plants using the organic-approved substance
\nspinosad.<\/p>\n

Agricultural officials have increased the number of insect traps in the
\nregion to help determine the extent of the infestation.\u00a0 Once that work has been
\ncompleted, a quarantine boundary will be set and a map posted online.<\/p>\n

With the infestation in Anaheim, California now has seven active OFF
\neradication projects underway.\u00a0 The others include two in Los Angeles County
\n(the San Gabriel\/Alhambra area and the Baldwin Park area); two in Orange County
\n(the Anaheim\/Yorba Linda area and the Santa Ana\/Westminster area); one in San
\nJoaquin County in the Stockton area, where a quarantine was declared on
\nSeptember 21; and one in the Pleasanton area of Alameda County, where two OFF
\nadults were recently detected in traps.<\/p>\n

To prevent the spread of fruit flies through homegrown fruits and vegetables,
\nresidents of fruit fly quarantine areas are urged not to move any fruits or
\nvegetables from their property.\u00a0 Fruits and vegetables may be consumed or
\nprocessed (i.e. juiced, frozen, cooked, or ground in the garbage disposal) at
\nthe property where they are picked.<\/p>\n

To help prevent infestations, officials ask that residents do not bring or
\nmail fresh fruit, vegetables, plants or soil into California unless agricultural
\ninspectors have cleared the shipment beforehand, as fruit flies and other pests
\ncan hide in a variety of produce. It is important to cooperate with any
\nquarantine restrictions and to allow authorized agricultural workers access to
\nyour property to inspect fruit and Oriental fruit fly traps for signs of an
\ninfestation.<\/p>\n

The Oriental fruit fly is known to target over 230 different fruit, vegetable
\nand plant commodities.\u00a0 Damage occurs when the female lays eggs inside the
\nfruit. The eggs hatch into maggots that tunnel through the flesh of the fruit,
\nmaking it unfit for consumption.<\/p>\n

While fruit flies and other pests threaten California\u2019s crops, the vast
\nmajority of them are detected in urban and suburban areas.\u00a0 The most common
\npathway for these pests to enter the state is by \u201chitchhiking\u201d in fruits and
\nvegetables brought back illegally by travelers as they return from infested
\nregions around the world. The Oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much
\nof the mainland of Southern Asia and neighboring islands including Sri Lanka and
\nTaiwan.\u00a0 It is also found in Hawaii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing for a quarantine and treatment program to eradicate an Oriental fruit fly (OFF) infestation in the Anaheim area of Orange County. The quarantine will also affect an adjacent portion of southern Los Angeles County. \u201cOur system to detect invasive species like the Oriental fruit fly is working well and according to …<\/p>\n

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