Fly Infests Olive Crop in 2 Counties
From Times Wire Reports
A tiny fly is responsible for destroying tons of olives in Northern California.
The olive fly, which swept through Southern California five years ago, was found in crops in Napa and Sonoma counties this fall.
Although the flies have been a longtime problem in Europe, they have appeared relatively recently in California.
Traps this year caught 10 times more this year than they did a year ago.
Growers tried to control the pests by spraying, but many got to the fruit too late.
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