USD A declares Fla. Medfly eradicated treewa SC o fl fimedA U g.s.Fionda
J began treating host trees from the
were five MedfUes were tou«>< ping, pesticide application and - groundin the immediate area Aug.
the first Aug. 4 and the last Aug H, regulation of movement of host 7> aerial malathion
said Harvey Ford, deputy ad- commodities was instruniental in S p ra yjng Aug. 11, Parallel state
mmistrator of USDA's Animal and getting this infestation cleaned up federal emergency regulations
Plant Health Inspection Service. quickly.” . *. 1 were put into effect Aupl2.
"The cooperative effort worked The eradication"' effort began By the e „d 0 f the program, ten
well from the time thf first fly was Aug. 4, when the first fly was pesticide application had been
found,” Ford said. “The quick found 1 . The identity of the adult fly made 0 n a weekly basis. Three life
action taken by Florida on trap- 1 found in a trap in a calamondin C y C i es of the Medfly had to pass
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
Mediterranean fruit Qy has been
-eradicated from Florida and ail
quarantine restrictions were lifted
Nov. ’ 13, officials of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture said.
The action released from
quarantine a 52-square mile area
of Tampa in Hillsborough County
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after Aug. 14—the day tbe
was found—before officials
declare the pest eradicated.
Medflies attack over 200
and vegetables. Adult flie
eggs under the skin of
Developing larvae feed on
flesh, rendering it uselei
current infestation of the j
under regulation In arei
California.
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