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http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/egov\/Press_Releases\/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=11-050<\/a><\/p>\n

A quarantine is in place in Stockton and surrounding San Joaquin County, where invasive Oriental fruit flies have been detected.<\/p>\n

Multiple flies have been trapped to date on properties near the center of the quarantine zone.\u00a0 Additional information, including a map of the 118-square-mile quarantine zone, is available at: http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/phpps\/PE\/InteriorExclusion\/off_quarantine.html <\/a> The zone is centered in Stockton and includes the downtown area, reaching south to Highway 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis quarantine includes both farms and residential properties, so all of us must work together to carry out an effective program,\u201d said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. \u201cWe urge home gardeners to comply with these measures by consuming homegrown produce at home and not moving it from the property.\u00a0 Your cooperation will protect your fellow gardeners and help ensure that the infestation will not spread to nearby areas where it could affect California\u2019s food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n

CDFA has begun working with the local agricultural commissioner\u2019s office to advise farmers of their responsibility to comply with quarantine restrictions that strictly govern the conditions under which they may harvest and transport fruits and vegetables that are known to host the pest.\u00a0 The primary host crops grown in this quarantine area include grapes, cherries, walnuts, tomatoes and bell peppers.<\/p>\n

Following the principles of integrated pest management, CDFA uses \u201cmale attractant\u201d treatment as the mainstay of its eradication measures for this pest.\u00a0 This approach has successfully eliminated dozens of fruit fly infestations from California since the 1970s.\u00a0 Workers squirt a small patch of fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approximately 8-10 feet off the ground on street trees and similar surfaces; male flies are attracted to the mixture and die after consuming it.\u00a0 The male attractant treatment program is being carried out over several square miles surrounding the sites where the insects were trapped. A detailed map of the treatment area is available online at:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/phpps\/PDEP\/treatment\/treatment_maps.html<\/a><\/p>\n

On and near properties where flies have been detected, additional measures include removal of host fruits and vegetables, fruit cutting to detect any fly larvae that may be present, and treatment of host trees and plants with the organic-approved material spinosad.<\/p>\n

While fruit flies and other pests threaten California\u2019s crops, the vast majority of them are detected in urban and suburban areas. The most common pathway for these pests to enter the state is by \u201chitchhiking\u201d in fruits and vegetables brought back illegally by travelers as they return from infested regions around the world. The Oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of Southern Asia and neighboring islands including Sri Lanka and Taiwan.\u00a0 It is also found in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Residents with questions about the project may call the department\u2019s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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