Large quarantine area set in Limpopo to contain invasive fruit fly

A quarantine area has been called near Kruger National Park, spanning east to west from the Mhinga village to the Makonde village, and north to south from the Soutpansberg mountain range and the Levuhu river.

Other detections were made earlier in the year in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In most of these areas, the pest has been successfully removed. The Bactrocera invadens fruit fly was first reported on the African continent in 2003. The fly causes severe damage to host plants, including mangoes, citrus, guavas, papayas, bananas, bell peppers, pumpkins and tomatoes, freshfruitportal.com says.

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