3 GUAVA FRUIT FLIES WERE FOUND RECENTLY IN SAN JOSE, AND THAT HAS SOME CENTRAL COAST FARMERS ON HIGH ALERT. THE 6-MILLIMETER CROP-KILLERS REPORTEDLY DON’T LOOK LIKE MUCH OF A THREAT, BUT IF THEY GET INTO AN APPLE ORCHARD, THEY CAN CAUSE THE ORCHARD TO BE QUARANTINED….WHICH MEANS NO APPLES ARE ALLOWED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE FLIES MAY HAVE PIGGYBACKED A RIDE FROM SOUTH ASIA, WHERE THEY ORIGINATE.
