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This week, agricultural officials will apply pesticides in parts of San Jose, as two fruit flies from southeast Asia were recently discovered. The county’s Consumer & Environmental Protection Agency reports that the two flies were discovered on June 22 and 23 in the city’s east side.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will place a combination of a pheromone and an organic pesticide on telephone poles and trees within a 15 square mile area. The treatment will be applied in areas that are 8-10 feet off the ground and is not harmful to people or other animals. Treatments like these were already performed in Saratoga in 2019 and in Morgan Hill in 2015.
Known as the Oriental 
Fruit Fly, the insect is known to infest more than 230 different fruits and vegetables. California crops that are at risk from the flies include apples, pears, stone fruits, citrus, dates, avocados, tomatoes and peppers, along with many vegetables, officials said.
Source: sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
