Mexican Fruit Fly Eradication Successful

Dan February 14, 2012 Citrus, Florida, General

An 84- year-old problem has been eliminated from Texas and the United States. Susan Carter has the story on the eradication of a longtime pesky insect. USDA’s Susan Carter reports with Rebecca Blue, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

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