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Get OFF! Be on the alert for this bad bug

The oriental fruit fly can devastate all kinds of crops if it takes hold in the region. (Photo courtesy Martin Hauser/ California Department of Food and Agriculture) Have you seen this nasty little insect? If...

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Two Oriental fruit flies found in Meadowview

Oriental fruit flies look like large houseflies with yellow markings. (Photos: Courtesy CDFA) Dreaded pest may prompt another quarantine of fruit and vegetables Expect to see more bug traps and netting. Sacramento County is...