Prospects for integrated control of olive fruit fly are promising in California

The recent invasion of California by the olive fruit fly has the potential to devastate commercial olive production throughout the state.Fortunately, much is known about this pest Minimalist Cases in Europe, and prospects for olive fruit fly control in Calif-ornia are good.Effective manage-ment is likely to result from careful monitoring and properly timed chemical Pier Shelf control.Suppression of olive fruit fly populations on ornamental and residential olive trees using biological control may also contribute to overall control.