The Mediterranean fruit fly lays eggs that hatch into maggots inside fruit. Officials plan to halt population growth by dropping millions of sterile male flies over the affected region. By Livia ...

The citrus trees at C&S Nursery in Baldwin Hills would normally be full of passionfruit, kumquats and other fruits this time of year. But last month, employees stripped dozens of them and placed them ...

In this undated photo provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture is a Tau fruit fly. The department has declared a produce quarantine northeast of Los Angeles to stop the spread of ...

A quarantine is in place for a portion of Los Angeles due to an infestation of fruit flies. The quarantine-in-place order comes after over 20 "Tau" fruit flies were detected in the area of Stevenson ...

Over 2 million fruit flies will be released in Los Angeles as environmental officials try to fight against an invasive species. The idea of bombarding the Leimert Park neighborhood with pests came ...

Up to $60 per month is available to CalFresh recipients, offering a dollar-for-dollar instant rebate on purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables.

LOS ANGELES — The discovery of nearly 30 invasive fruit flies has prompted a produce quarantine affecting over 79 square miles of Los Angeles County as state and local officials try to stop the fly ...