California and local agriculture officials are trying to get the best of a non-native bug In Santa Clara County before it gets the best out of tens of billions of dollars in the state’s crops.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. - A nearly nine-month Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Santa Clara County has been lifted following the eradication of the invasive pest. The California Department of Food ...

(KRON) — A portion of Santa Clara County is now under quarantine after eight oriental fruit flies were found in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, according to the California Secretary of Agriculture. The map ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A slew of South Bay cities are under quarantine following an infestation of the Oriental fruit fly, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. It's a ...

A potential oriental fruit fly infestation has prompted state agriculture officials to issue a months-long quarantine on a large area of Santa Clara County that includes parts of five cities, ...

Bright yellow, not much bigger than a housefly and very, very destructive. A “disastrous” pest that agricultural officials fear could lead to the destruction of entire crops has gotten loose in two ...