A tiny Asian fly that feeds on pasture grasses showed up in Georgia two years ago, the first time the species was documented in the Western Hemisphere. It's now moved to Florida and possibly other Southern states. In some north Florida counties, as much as 20 percent of the late-summer hay harvest has been damaged, said Tim Wilson, a University of Florida Extension agent in Bradford County.

Atherigona reversura calls Japan, Indonesia, India and even Hawaii home. It was confirmed for the first time on the U.S. mainland in a bermudagrass pasture in Pierce County, Georgia, near Savannah in the fall of 2010, said Will Hudson, an entomologist with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, at the 5th annual Southeast Hay Convention.

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