Tephritid fruit flies cause major losses in fruit and vegetables ... have active detection and emergency response programmes in place to maintain their fruit fly free status. Achieving a low pest ...

Jan. 17 (UPI) --The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.

APHIS Administrator Michael Watson said the fight against the northward spread of non-native tephritid fruit fly species such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Mexican fruit fly is intensifying ...