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WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released “Fruit Fly Exclusion and
Detection Program Fiscal Years 2024-2028 Strategy.” APHIS worked with
members of the National Plant Board to develop a unified roadmap for USDA and
its partners to protect American agriculture from the threat of invasive fruit flies
and measure our progress along the way.
“The United States is experiencing an unusually high number of invasive fruit fly
detections - the worst of its kind in 70 years,” said Mark Davidson, USDA APHIS
Deputy Administrator for the Plant Protection and Quarantine program. “Invasive
fruit flies are a nuisance that drive up costs of producing fresh fruits and
vegetables, which can hurt both producers and consumers. Our five-year plan lays
out how Federal and State partners can continue to limit the flies’ spread as we
further scientific research that will help us develop better pest management tools
and options.”
The five-year strategy prioritizes strengthening the following goals for fruit flies
of regulatory significance:
● Domestic surveillance to support early detection.
● Management and emergency response to ensure timely mitigation.
● Targeted and effective sterile insect technique for preventive release and
eradication programs (assuring rearing facilities are maintained for efficiency
and safety).
● International and import efforts to mitigate against the introduction and
spread of invasive fruit flies in the United States.
To address the unprecedented outbreaks of exotic fruit flies, Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack recently released $103.5 million from the Commodity Credit
Corporation to fund APHIS’ supplementary emergency response activities. These
funds allow APHIS to reach beyond what the agency’s appropriated funding would
be able to accomplish over the next few years. Currently, there are exotic fruit fly
quarantines in eight counties in California and five counties in New York. The
California Department of Food and Agriculture and APHIS have established parallel
quarantines and are working with the State’s agricultural commissioners to
eradicate and prevent the statewide spread of the Queensland fruit fly, Tau fruit
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and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released “Fruit Fly Exclusion and
Detection Program Fiscal Years 2024-2028 Strategy.” APHIS worked with
members of the National Plant Board to develop a unified roadmap for USDA and
its partners to protect American agriculture from the threat of invasive fruit flies
and measure our progress along the way.
“The United States is experiencing an unusually high number of invasive fruit fly
detections - the worst of its kind in 70 years,” said Mark Davidson, USDA APHIS
Deputy Administrator for the Plant Protection and Quarantine program. “Invasive
fruit flies are a nuisance that drive up costs of producing fresh fruits and
vegetables, which can hurt both producers and consumers. Our five-year plan lays
out how Federal and State partners can continue to limit the flies’ spread as we
further scientific research that will help us develop better pest management tools
and options.”
The five-year strategy prioritizes strengthening the following goals for fruit flies
of regulatory significance:
● Domestic surveillance to support early detection.
● Management and emergency response to ensure timely mitigation.
● Targeted and effective sterile insect technique for preventive release and
eradication programs (assuring rearing facilities are maintained for efficiency
and safety).
● International and import efforts to mitigate against the introduction and
spread of invasive fruit flies in the United States.
To address the unprecedented outbreaks of exotic fruit flies, Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack recently released $103.5 million from the Commodity Credit
Corporation to fund APHIS’ supplementary emergency response activities. These
funds allow APHIS to reach beyond what the agency’s appropriated funding would
be able to accomplish over the next few years. Currently, there are exotic fruit fly
quarantines in eight counties in California and five counties in New York. The
California Department of Food and Agriculture and APHIS have established parallel
quarantines and are working with the State’s agricultural commissioners to
eradicate and prevent the statewide spread of the Queensland fruit fly, Tau fruit
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