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Rhagoletis cerasi (European Cherry Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in the Niagara Area of Niagara County, New York.
Rhagoletis cerasi (European Cherry Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in the Niagara Area of Niagara County, New York.
Country: United States
Title: Rhagoletis cerasi (European Cherry Fruit Fly): APHIS Establishes a Quarantine in the Niagara Area of Niagara County, New York.
Contact:
John Stewart, National Fruit Fly Policy Manager, at 919-855-7426
Report:
Effective June 7, 2018 the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established a European cherry fruit fly (ECFF) quarantine in Niagara County, New York. The area contains 52.7 acres of commercial cherry production; therefore, APHIS is applying safeguarding measures and restrictions on the interstate movement or entry into foreign trade of regulated articles from this area. This measure parallels the intrastate quarantine that New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) initiated on June 4, 2018.
During September and October 2017, APHIS confirmed ECFF in traps placed in wild honeysuckle and sweet cherry on state and public lands along the Niagara River, Niagara County, New York. In cooperation with NYSDAM, APHIS is responding to these confirmed detections with the establishment of a new quarantine area, which encompasses approximately 92 square miles of Niagara County. APHIS is working with NYSDAM to respond to these detections following program survey and treatment protocols. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of ECFF to non-infested areas of the United States.
The establishment of this quarantine area is reflected on the following designated website, which contains a description of all the current federal fruit fly quarantine areas:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-health/ff-quarantine
Posted Date: June 11, 2018, 9 a.m.