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The Mexican fruit fly, closely related to the Caribbean fruit fly, has made inroads through California, alongside several other fruit fly species. (USDA photo) California agriculture is once again ...

A newly detected pest is coming for Texan’s margaritas. In December, Texas officials confirmed the presence of Mexican fruit flies, or Mexflies, at two Rio Grande Valley citrus groves, prompting ...

It was about a year ago that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service requested assistance from south Texas residents due to an invasive fruit fly that is ...

A new threat is putting pressure on the Texas citrus industry, which is already struggling with water scarcity, citrus greening disease, and the long-term effects of 2021's Winter Storm Uri and other ...

One of the final actions of the Biden administration's USDA included an allocation of $129.2 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to help ...

Have you ever unpeeled a banana and found tiny flies crawling around it, or had other produce swarmed by insects? You might be experiencing an influx of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), which ...

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 ...

Nine months after it began, a quarantine to limit the spread of the Oriental fruit fly has been lifted. The California Department of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside ...

Hello there, dear gardeners of Marin County. Today, we’re going to chat about a pesky little critter that’s been causing quite a stir in our neck of the woods: the Oriental fruit fly. Grab a cup of ...

A newly detected pest is coming for Texan’s margaritas. In December, Texas officials confirmed the presence of Mexican fruit flies, or Mexflies, at two Rio Grande Valley citrus groves, prompting ...