MEMBERS OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN MORGAN HILL. 3 ORIENTAL FRUIT FLIES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE AREA OF TENNANT AVENUE AND MONTEREY ROAD. THE PEST, WHICH IS NOT NATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES, HAS THE ABILITY TO INFEST MORE THAN 200 HOST PLANTS (FROM STONE FRUITS TO PEPPERS AND CUCUMBERS).
THE ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HEAD OF A PIN, IS USUALLY FOUND IN URBAN AREAS (BECAUSE IT HITCHHIKES IN FROM INFESTED AREAS….SUCH AS HAWAII OR THE PHILIPINES).
THE NEXT STEP IS TO SET TRAPS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE TENNANT AVENUE AND MONTEREY ROAD AREA.
