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This Parasitic Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombie Insects
The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of ...
Parts of Orange County under fruit fly quarantine
A portion of Orange County covering Santa Ana and Garden Grove is under quarantine after several Oriental fruit flies were ...
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Oriental Fruit Fly Invasion Triggers Agriculture Quarantine in Parts of Orange County, Affecting Garden Grove and Santa Ana
An 87-square-mile area in Orange County is under quarantine due to the detection of the invasive oriental fruit fly.
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Oriental Fruit Fly quarantine in effect in Orange County
A portion of Orange County has been placed under quarantine for the oriental fruit fly following the detection of eight flies ...
Invasive Insect Takes Over Southern California Areas
The oriental fruit fly, which is native to South Asia, poses a risk to several crops and plants grown in California.
Invasive fruit fly species leads to agriculture quarantine for some of Orange County
Some of Orange County was placed under quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the state's Department ...
Invasive fruit fly species puts parts of Southern California's Orange County under quarantine
The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove have been placed under quarantine on Wednesday in light of an uninvited and ...
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Oriental fruit fly quarantine imposed in portion of Orange County
A portion of Orange County has been placed under quarantine following the detection of eight flies in Santa Ana and Garden Grove.
Invasive fruit fly species puts parts of Orange County under quarantine
The oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri ...
In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies—implications for global pest control
Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you'll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits ...
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How fruit flies achieve accurate visual behavior despite changing light conditions
When light conditions rapidly change, our eyes have to respond to this change in fractions of a second to maintain stable visual processing. This is necessary when, for example, we drive through a ...
In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Human use of parasitoid wasps or other natural enemies to control pest populations is known as biological control, or biocontrol. It was so successful in Hawaii that several species of parasitoid wasp ...