A quarantine was placed on the Stevens Ranch area in Santa Clarita Valley because of 20 Tau flies detected

And here we go… “An invasive fly species has prompted the quarantine of an upscale Southern California neighborhood…”   https://t.co/iIeo2oioSl

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After the detection of more than 20 Tau flies in the Stevenson Ranch area of the Santa Clarita Valley, a quarantine was placed on residents. 

The quarantine area spans about 79 square miles, bordered on the north by Castaic Junction, on the south by Oat Mountain, on the west by Del Valle, and on the east by Honby Avenue.

Stevenson Ranch is an upscale neighborhood with a median home price of $1.15 million dollars according to Redfin.

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