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Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas
Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas
Country: United States
Title: Anastrepha ludens (Mexican Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County, Texas
Contact:
Richard Johnson, National Fruit Fly Policy Manager, at 301-851-2109
Report:
Effective March 9, 2019, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established a Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens or Mexfly) quarantine in a residential area of Zapata, Zapata County, Texas. APHIS is applying safeguarding measures and restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from this area.
On March 9, APHIS confirmed four male and two female Mexflies in Zapata, Texas. APHIS, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), is responding to this confirmed detection with the establishment of a new quarantine area, which encompasses approximately 77 square miles of Zapata County. There is no commercial citrus nor are there packing sheds within the quarantine area. APHIS is working with TDA to respond to this detection following program survey and treatment protocols. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of Mexfly to non-infested areas of the United States.
The following website reflects the establishment of this quarantine area and contains a description of all the current federal fruit fly quarantines:
Under IPPC Standards, Anastrepha ludens is considered to be a pest that is transient, actionable, and under eradication in the United States.
Posted Date: April 11, 2019, 9 a.m.