On November 12, 2024, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed that two oriental fruit flies (OFFs), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) group, were trapped in the city of Jurupa Valley in Riverside County. Based on these detections, pest biology, information from the CDFA Bactrocera Science Advisory Panel (BacSAP), recommendations…
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San Bernardino County Agriculture/Weights & Measures is working alongside the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) as well as the public awareness initiative, California Citrus Threat, to raise awareness about the threats of citrus diseases, such as Huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid, that has been infecting citrus crops,…
We need your help. San Bernardino County residents are asked not to move backyard produce! An invasive pest called the Oriental fruit fly has been found in areas of the county. Help protect the community’s fruits and vegetables by not moving homegrown produce from the property where it is grown,…
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is preparing to begin large-scale fruit removal in the Redlands area of San Bernardino County. Removal will occur at more than 2,000 residences and is scheduled to begin in late January. All host fruit for the Oriental fruit fly—citrus as well as a…
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Sacramento County, California.