PROTECT SOUTH TEXAS CITRUS: USDA URGES RESIDENTS TO PROTECT LOCAL FRUIT FROM INVASIVE PESTS

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued the following press release:

South Texas citrus is under attack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking residents for their help. Texas citrus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is at risk of being infested by invasive and damaging fruit flies. APHIS and Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) employees in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata counties are inspecting and surveying fruit trees in residential yards and commercial properties for signs of invasive plant pests, to protect our food supply and agricultural economy. Residents can help by coope...