Part of South San Jose quarantined after invasive oriental fruit flies discovered

A portion of South San Jose is under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture is urging residents in the area to consume or process homegrown fruit and vegetables on site or to take extra care in disposing of them.

Six of the flies were found in an area near the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, prompting the quarantine that covers a zone of about 94 square miles, bordered on the north by the Alum Rock neighborhood, on the south by Santa Teresa County Park, on the west by South Bascom Avenue and on the east by Joseph D. Grant County Park.