'Fantastic' Workshop: They Learned to Identify Fruit Fly Pests

Invasive fruit flies attack more than 300 of California's crops, ranging from fruits and nuts to berries and vegetables, causing millions worth of dollars in damage annually. That's why it's important to learn how to identify these pests, such as what occurred at a three-day training workshop held recently at the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Plant Pest Diagnostics Laboratory. A USDA Farm Bill grant funded two workshops. Grant recipient Luc Leblanc, curator and manager of...