Section of San Diego County placed under medfly quarantine

LA MESA - A 93-square mile area of San Diego County was placed under a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine after four of the destructive insects were discovered in La Mesa, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced today, Tues., August 18.

The agency said the Medfly quarantine will affect any growers, wholesalers and retailers of susceptible fruit, as well as home gardeners, who are urged to consume the produce they grow on site and not move it from their property.

The quarantine will protect against the spread of the infestation to nearby regions where it could affect the sta...