Fruit Fly Outbreak Is Reported Under Control
From Times Wire Reports
Mexican and U.S. officials have controlled an outbreak of Mediterranean fruit flies in Tijuana, but they are not yet declaring the pests eradicated.
No larvae have been found since Oct. 20, and no adults have been found since Oct. 26, said Nicholas Gutierrez, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official.
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