Mexican Fruit Fly Cooperative Eradication Program: El Cajon, California.211 Environmental Assessment, July 1998

摘要

This environmental assessment analyzes the potential environmental consequences211u001eof alternatives for the eradication of a Mexican fruit fly infestation in San 211u001eDiego County, California. The Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew), is a 211u001emajor pest of agriculture throughout many parts of the world. Because of its wide 211u001ehost range (over 40 species of fruits) and its potential for damage, eradication 211u001eprograms have been implemented in the past to prevent it from becoming a 211u001epermanent pest on the U.S. mainland. A permanent infestation of Mexican fruit fly 211u001ewould be disastrous to agricultural production in California and the United 211u001eStates. The Mexican fruit fly is an exotic insect native to central Mexico. 211u001eCommercial crops, as well as home production of host fruits, would suffer if the 211u001eMexican fruit fly were allowed to remain. Fruit that has been attacked by Mexican 211u001efruit fly is unfit to eat because the Mexican fruit fly larvae tunnel through the 211u001efleshy part of the fruit, damaging the fruit and subjecting it to decay from 211u001ebacteria and fungi.