Federal and state agriculture officials took several actions this month regarding Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantines in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) have:
- Established a Mexfly quarantine in Brownsville, Cameron County
- Amended the Sebastian Mexfly quarantine in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties
- Removed the Mexfly quarantine in Bayview, Cameron County
- Removed the Mexfly quarantine in Zapata, Zapata County
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