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How USDA & Partners Eradicated Oriental Fruit Fly from Florida

March 28, 2016 John Stewart, Fruit Fly Policy Manager for the Plant Protection and Quarantine Program of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

There’s a good reason why USDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) constantly monitor more than 56,000 fruit fly traps they have strategically placed across Florida. An outbreak of exotic fruit flies—one of the most destructive pests of fruit and vegetables—could...

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