The first fruit fly of its kind to show up in Contra Costa County has agriculture officials taking swift measures to quash the threat it could pose to crops. Three guava fruit flies last week were ...

SAN JOSE — Citing a need for “immediate emergency eradication,” the California Department of Foods and Agriculture has declared war on the guava fruit fly. Three male flies were found in ...

The guava fruit fly is back in town. State agricultural officials say they are treating a 10-square-mile area that includes parts of Garden Grove, Orange and Santa Ana for the pest, which lays ...

But now an enemy of all things fruit has moved into their neighborhood - the guava fruit fly. "We hate to lose it to an insect," George Zermeno said Monday night as he looked at his orange tree.

Guava Fruit Fly Spraying Starts in East San Jose By Bay City News • Published July 17, 2013 • Updated on July 17, 2013 at 12:21 pm • Published July 17, 2013 • Updated on July 17, 2013 at ...

California Department of Food and Agriculture employees started spraying a pesticide on trees in East San Jose Wednesday to prevent guava fruit flies from damaging fruit crops, officials said. CBS ...

The brown and yellow fly is barely a quarter-inch long – smaller than a fingernail. You would likely just flick it off if it landed on you. But the guava fruit fly is important enough to alarm ...

Fruit fly Fruit flies are the most common and serious pests that attack the guava fruit. They lay eggs on the surface of the fruit at the colour break stage. Upon hatching the maggot enters the ...

The peach fruit fly is considered one of the most serious of the world's fruit fly pests due to its potential economic harm. It attacks many different fruits, vegetables, and nuts, including mango, ...