Parts of Southern California under quarantine over oriental fruit fly infestation
The flies were found in and around the cities Santa Ana and Garden Grove, prompting officials to block off an 87-square mile ...
Invasive fruit fly species puts parts of Orange County under quarantine
The quarantine zone is bordered on the north by Anaheim, on the south by John Wayne Airport, on the west by Huntington Beach, ...
Virtual fruity fly model can simulate sensory navigation
All animals, large or small, have to move at an incredible precision to interact with the world. Understanding how the brain ...
Discovery of Oriental fruit fly triggers quarantine in parts of OC
Efforts are underway right now in Orange County to stop the invasion of an unwelcomed pest. Officials are working to find and ...
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 ...
Oriental fruit fly infestation forces quarantine in Southern California
Officials have called for a quarantine in part of Orange County after an outbreak of an invasive pest. The oriental fruit fly ...
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Fruit fly infestation, observed rodent activity, grime in October restaurant inspections
Three restaurants received "C" inspection grades, during the month of October, shortly after Helene. Here is how each ...
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Future Fields looks to solve industry's biomanufacturing woes with fruit fly-based protein production
With biomanufacturing often a limiting factor for drug developers, Canada’s Future Fields is heralding its bug-based approach ...
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The South African decidous fruit industry launches a pest-monitoring center
The new center will be built to expand the efforts of FruitFly Africa (FFA), an operating company that has managed pest ...
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In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies—implications for global pest control
So, how do wasps achieve the impressive feat of reducing fruit fly pest populations? Once laid inside a fly host, the wasp ...
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NeuroMechFly v2: Simulating how fruit flies see, smell, and navigate
For larger animals, this is challenging because of the complexity of their brains and nervous systems. But the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has a smaller and therefore more easily mappable ...
Inside South Australian growers' costly fight to regain fruit-fly freedom
Growers in South Australia's pest-free area are under enormous financial and mental stress as they battle Queensland ...