A nearly nine-month Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Santa Clara County has ... traveling abroad and inspecting plants and trees for signs of the pests. To learn more about invasive species ...

"I pictured Jerry's house and all these feds showing up with quarantine signs." On Feb. 27 ... clearly it had been established in the Bay Area for a long time," said Brown of the USDA.

the quarantine is a 99-square mile area, prompted by the discovery last month of seven male oriental fruit flies. Included are most of Brentwood and portions of Oakley, Discovery Bay and Antioch.

Holiday travelers returning to the Bay Area from out of state may be advised to quarantine over coronavirus ... Click here to sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. Some travelers flying ...