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Lord of the fruit flies: How scientists are defending against a major agricultural pest
- March 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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When Vasilis Rodovitis rips open his brown paper bag in a sunny persimmon orchard just outside Naousa, in Greece, I half expect groceries to spill out. Instead, a barely there gray cloud emerges. For half a week, the bag was home to some 4,000 Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata). The thumbnail-sized flies, which the scientists here simply call "Medfly," quickly disappear into the orchard.
Originally published at Phys.org