{"id":27046,"date":"2023-12-15T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=27046"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:46:55","slug":"usda-invests-more-than-100-million-in-fruit-fly-eradication-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/12\/15\/usda-invests-more-than-100-million-in-fruit-fly-eradication-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA invests more than $100 million in fruit fly eradication efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/aphis\/newsroom\/news\/sa_by_date\/sa-2023\/fruit-fly-screwworm-emergency-funds\">Taken from a USDA news release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1280px-medfly_insect-1506536014-1372.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1280px-medfly_insect-1506536014-1372-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1280px-medfly_insect-1506536014-1372-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1280px-medfly_insect-1506536014-1372-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1280px-medfly_insect-1506536014-1372.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Mediterranean Fruit Fly, one of a series of invasive fruit flies that threaten California&#8217;s environment and food production.  <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The USDA\u2019s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is using emergency funding to respond to threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic fruit flies in California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack approved the transfer of $213.3 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to directly support emergency response efforts domestically and internationally to protect fruit, vegetable and livestock industries and producers &#8212; $103.5 million of that funding will be provided for invasive fruit fly programs. The rest will be used to combat New World Screwworm detections in areas of Panama and other areas that are critical to preventing the pest from spreading back into North America. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIncreasing our response efforts to exotic fruit fly and New World screwworm outbreaks is critical to minimizing their potential impact on our nation\u2019s agriculture and trade,\u201d said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt.&nbsp;\u201cThis funding will enable us to swiftly prevent both populations\u2019 further spread before they become established and harder to eradicate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exotic fruit flies are among the most destructive fruit and vegetable pests in the world.&nbsp; APHIS will use this funding to address known outbreaks of fruit flies in California and increase preventive activities in other susceptible areas in the United States. 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