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IPM Achievement Award from DPR recognizes success of Medfly Preventive Release Program

“For preventing the establishment of an invasive species through safer, more sustainable practices that reduce pesticide use and demonstrate significant economic benefit in California” Medfly Preventive Release Program Director Ian Walters with CDFA’s Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division … Continue reading

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News Release – Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine in Rancho Cucamonga Area

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=12-031 A quarantine has been declared due to a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation detected in the Rancho Cucamonga area of San Bernardino County. Three adult males and one unmated female were detected in two traps on August 16, 2012. The … Continue reading

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