Oriental Fruit Fly Successfully Eradicated In Miami-Dade County
February 22, 2016 After nearly a six-month battle, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and USDA have successfully eradicated the Oriental fruit fly in Miami-Dade County.
Photo courtesy of FDACS
One of the most devastating threats to agriculture, the Oriental fruit fly attacks more than 430 different commodities.
FDACS officials detected the pest in Miami-Dade County in August 2015.
The Oriental fruit fly has been trapped several times in Florida since 1964, and each time it has been successfully eradicated.
With the conclusion of the most recent eradication efforts, the Miami-Dade County agriculture industry that had been affected by the quarantine can now move products freely, and all compliance agreements pursuant to the Oriental Fruit Fly eradication program are now null and void.
FDACS and USDA will continue to monitor the more 56,000 traps throughout Florida to quickly identify any future economically damaging fruit flies that may enter the state.
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