Senario: 2 years ago, a fruit was smuggled into California on a plane from an exotic, far away land. The homeowner saw that the fruit had maggots and tossed it into the backyard, hoping the seed would grow. The larvae hatched out and moved throughout the area. This fictitious insect will destroy fruit and has the possibility of spreading disease killing the trees. The insect consumes plants in the Prunus species of stone fruits? Look up the plant genus Prunus.
Discussion: The insect has spread over a large area of Southern California, discovered at UC Riverside. What steps would you do to control or eradicate the destructive exotic insect?
To destroy this insect, a chemical should be used or made that will fight the main power of the insect. Also the food that is targeted should be removed.
