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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This notice is to advise you that the Cooperative Oriental Fruit Fly Project has ended. Eradication of the Oriental fruit fly in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties has been declared and all quarantine regulations are no longer enforced as of August 11, 2024. This notice serves to cancel all current…
Was final remaining quarantine after record fruit fly activity last year — no fruit fly quarantines currently in CaliforniaEspañolSACRAMENTO, August 15, 2024 — Thanks to the cooperation and diligence of local residents and local agricultural officials, CDFA, working in coordination with the USDA, the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner, and the…
AWM took part in the Annual Take Your Child to Work Day on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Hundreds of children of County employees attended, getting a glimpse of what their parents do. AWM staff showcased inspection equipment and provided demonstrations on how the equipment is used to conduct regulatory inspections.
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,…
n an effort to inform, educate and mitigate the spread of the Oriental Fruit Fly in backyard fruits and vegetables, Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM) staff attended the County Museum’s annual Arthropooluza event in Redlands on March 23-24 and Victor Valley on March 30, 2024, conducting outreach and providing materials regarding…
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 county Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM) Department has partnered with the San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM) to educate the public on ways in which they can help save the community’s citrus. The museum’s exhibit, Pulp Culture: A Juicy Tale in the Orange Empire, is a captivating story highlighting the industry, migrant workers,…
Agriculture / Weights & Measures (AWM) has partnered with the San Bernardino County Museum to educate the public on ways in which they can help save the community’s citrus. The museum’s citrus exhibit is titled Pulp Culture: A Juicy Tale in the Orange Empire and shares a story of the…