CDFA - Plant Health - Tau Fly Pest Profile
Tau fly is an invasive insect originating in Asia. It has a broad host range (see below). Important California crops at risk include cucurbits, avocado, citrus, tomatoes, and peppers. The first California detections occurred in San Bernardino County in 2016, and since that time, 3 re-introductions have been delimited and successfully eradicated.
Zeugodacus tau - Wikipedia
Zeugodacus tau (syn. Bactrocera tau), the pumpkin fruit fly or the tau fruit fly, is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. The species is native to tropical and subtropical Asia. [1] It is a major pest species of melons and other cucurbits. [citation needed] In 2023 the …
CDFA - Plant Health - Tau Fly - Quarantine Boundary Maps
The adult tau fly is approximately 7 mm in length (similar to that of a housefly). The body is yellow with black markings. The clear wings have two dark stripes, one along the front margin that ends in a dark spot and one about half as long running diagonal from the wing base.
CDFA - Invasive Fruit Fly Quarantines in California
Quarantines for the Mediterranean fruit fly and Oriental fruit fly have been established following detections of the pests. The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine encompasses the cities of Fremont and Newark in Alameda County and the city of Milpitas in Santa Clara County.
California neighborhood under quarantine due to invasive fly species - KTLA
2023年7月29日 · An invasive fly species has prompted the quarantine of an upscale Southern California neighborhood, the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The Tau fruit fly is native to Asia and is...
Invasive Tau fruit fly brings quarantine order part of in LA County
2023年7月31日 · In an unusual move, a portion of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine after after an invasive species was detected in the area. More than 20 Tau fruit flies have been detected in...
Tau fruit fly quarantine Stevenson Ranch: 79 square miles of LA ... - CNN
2023年8月1日 · More than 20 Tau fruit flies were found in the Stevenson Ranch area, near the city of Santa Clarita, prompting the quarantine, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said in a July 25...
Tau Fruit Fly Quarantine Expanded - Citrus Industry Magazine
2023年9月8日 · Federal and state agriculture agencies on Aug. 15 expanded the Zeugodacus tau fruit fly quarantine in the Stevenson Ranch area of Los Angeles County, California. The action was taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
On September 14, 2023, and again on October 3, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Zeugodacus tau fruit fly quarantine in the Stevenson Ranch …
New invasive fruit fly found in California - Farm Progress
2023年7月31日 · Discovery of the Tau fruit fly in suburban Los Angeles County forced the first-ever quarantine for the invasive pest in the Western Hemisphere. The California Department of Food and Agriculture established a 79-square-mile quarantine zone in northern Los Angeles County after more than 20 Tau fruit flies were discovered in an unincorporated area ...