Early results suggest sterile flies may protect S. California from medfly

Sterile medflies are being released at a weekly rate of 125,000 to 200,000 flies per week per square mile over a 2,155-square-mile area of urban Southern California to help prevent the development of new medfly infestations. This areawide approach reduced the annual number...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert V. Dowell, Isi A. Siddiqui, Fred Meyer, E. Leon Spaugy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1999-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v053n02p28