Fruit fly quarantine declared for 112 square miles of Santa Clara County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – State agricultural officials have issued a quarantine for backyard grown produce in several South Bay communities, after invas...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – State agricultural officials have issued a quarantine for backyard grown produce in several South Bay communities, after invasive fruit flies was discovered. The California Secretary of Agriculture announced Tuesday that eight oriental fruit flies were discovered recently in the cities of Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. In response, a quarantine has been issued for a 112-square mile portion of the county, covering all of Santa Clara and portions of other South Bay communities, including Campbell, Cupertino, Milpitas, San Jose and Sunnyvale.