Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…the quarantine map may be found here: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/offq. “Late summer and fall are ‘fruit fly season’ in California,” said California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “These pests like Southern California for…

Detector Dogs Do it Again!

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…with handler Mariah DeNijs last week at the U.S. Postal Service facility in West Sacramento, Cairo targeted an out-of-state shipment of crabapple that contained Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus, also known as the…

Ag Program Expanding in Central Valley

Taylor HillmanEducation

…and the program has seen significant success. Area Coordinator Claudia Sersland says her program is expanding in the Central Valley as agriculture education looks to get students more exposure in…