Invasive cherry pest found in Detroit airport

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. […]

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