Oriental fruit fly

Health News Florida

Oriental Fruit Flies Eradicated From Miami Area

Associated Press

Florida officials say an invasive and destructive agricultural pest has been eradicated from Miami-area farmlands.
Environment

Oriental Fruit Flies Found In Farmlands Near Miami

An invasive and destructive pest has been identified in the farmlands near Miami, Florida agriculture officials said Tuesday.
Local / State

Putnam: Oriental Fruit Fly 'Successfully Eradicated'

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on Friday said his department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture "have successfully eradicated" a highly…
Environment

State Makes Gains Against Fruit Flies in S. Florida

Florida is on the way to eradicating the largest outbreak of Oriental fruit flies in the state's history, an agriculture official told a Senate panel…
Environment

Putnam Puts Miami-Dade Under Fruit Fly Emergency

News Service of Florida

A type of fruit fly led Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on Tuesday to declare a state of agricultural emergency in Miami-Dade County.

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