Why California agriculture regulators are stripping Redlands citrus trees of their fruit
Some 2,000 properties are affected after regulators detected signs of active Oriental fruit fly infestations that could wreak havoc on local crops.
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Some 2,000 properties are affected after regulators detected signs of active Oriental fruit fly infestations that could wreak havoc on local crops.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is stripping fruit off of trees on over 2,000 properties to stop the spread of the invasive Oriental fruit fly.
The presence of the Oriental fruit fly has also prompted a quarantine of produce grown in a large portion of the Inland Empire.
California officials are launching a large-scale fruit removal from trees to contain a widespread Oriental fruit fly infestation in the state.
More than 2,000 homeowners in San Bernardino County will have the fruit ripped from their trees, whether they like it or not, as state agriculture officials desperately try to eradicate the invasive Oriental fruit fly. Workers are going door to door in the Redlands area to remove fruit from all citrus trees and other fruit-producing […]