APHIS removes the Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Fountain Valley, Orange County
On August 19, 2023, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) removed the Oriental fruit fly (OFF) quarantine in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, after three generations elapsed with no additional detections in this area. This action releases the 100 square miles of the Fountain Valley quarantine,
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