Medfly Eradication Effort Proves Successful in Northern California

Just weeks after a successful eradication of the Medfly in one part of California, another quarantine for the invasive fruit fly pest emerges.

California Department of Food and Agriculture announces eradication of a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation that prompted a quarantine in September 2024.

USDA secures $129.2 million in emergency funds to deter fruit flies — some of the most destructive fruit and vegetable pests in the world.

Less than a month after successfully eradicating multiple fruit fly threats across the state, a new Medfly sighting has portions of Alameda County under watch.

Nearly year-long collaborative effort successfully eradicated four invasive fruit fly species.

USDA-APHIS aims to protect hundreds of crops from invasive fruit flies with new comprehensive detection and exclusion plan.

USDA-APHIS is applying safeguarding measures and restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated plants and produce.

Recent finds involving multiple species of the flying pest have sparked seven different quarantines across the state.

Players behind international research project aim to find novel ways to ground pests like spotted wing drosophila and Mediterranean fruit fly.

Researchers will begin to explore new ways to break the reproductive cycle of this pest.

A portion of San Diego County has been placed under quarantine for the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) following […]

The Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the world’s most destructive pests, was recently intercepted by U.S. Customs and […]