Cherries infested with ‘chomping’ European fruit fly intercepted at Michigan airport

Authorities find cherries infested with invasive European fruit fly at DTW

A secondary inspection revealed the find.

European fruit fly maggots found in 5-pound bag of cherries at Detroit airport

The "most serious pest of cherries in Europe" was found at the Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Cherries infested with ‘chomping’ European fruit fly intercepted at Michigan airport

The invasive pest was found in cherries from Romania headed to Wisconsin, a major tart cherry producing region.

5 pounds of cherries infested with fly maggots, pupae intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted 5 pounds of bug-infested cherries from traveling farther at Detroit Metro Airport.

Bag of cherries infested with maggots from 'cherry chomping pest' stopped at Detroit Metro Airport

A bag of cherries infested with a pest that could cause serious damage to Midwest cherry farms was stopped last month at Detroit Metro Airport, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Invasive cherry pest found in Detroit airport - Brownfield Ag News

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says specialists have confirmed European cherry fruit fly was intercepted at the U.S. at the Detroit Metro Airport last month. A five-pound bag of fresh cherries was found with a traveler arriving from Romania and headed to Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The region is a major cherry producing area of the state. […] The post Invasive cherry pest found in Detroit airport appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.