Some of Orange County was placed under quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the state's Department of Food and Agriculture, which has told residents in affected areas to not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their property.

An 87-square-mile area in Orange County is under quarantine due to the detection of the invasive oriental fruit fly.

The oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

A portion of Orange County covering Santa Ana and Garden Grove is under quarantine after several Oriental fruit flies were detected.

The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove have been placed under quarantine on Wednesday in light of an uninvited and unwelcome visitor: the oriental fruit fly, an invasive pest that attacks over 230 crops including fruits,