Objective:
Search for, collect, colonize, and ship parasitoids of the olive fruit fly for release and establishment in California.

Approach:
Areas in east Africa (Kenya) and Pakistan where cultivated and wild olive species are known to exist will be explored. Olives suspected of being infested with olive fruit flies will be collected and held for emergence of parasitoids, or shipped directly to EBCL for emergence in quarantine. Conduct basic biological studies on new parasitoids in EBCL quarantine.