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Fruit farmers in Southern Europe have been struggling for decades in a losing battle against the Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly, which is one of the world´s most destructive farm pests, since it lays its eggs in fruit and vegetables.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2009
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Fruit farmers in Southern Europe have been struggling for decades in a losing battle against the Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly, which is one of the world´s most destructive farm pests, since it lays its eggs in fruit and vegetables.
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The Medfly, which is slightly smaller than a common housefly, originated in Africa and is now a global pest found in over 85 countries in tropical and subtropical regions.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2009
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Anymore, it means more to simply like or dislike something than to express why one feels the way they do - a surface-bound approach that is superficial at best, aggressively regressive at worst as Medfly Quarantine's Ryan Kelly aptly puts it, "this ADD wave of film criticism".
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Anymore, it means more to simply like or dislike something than to express why one feels the way they do - a surface-bound approach that is superficial at best, aggressively regressive at worst as Medfly Quarantine's Ryan Kelly aptly puts it, "this ADD wave of film criticism".
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"I remember him saying they weren't going to spray for the Medfly, and then all those planes came overhead spraying all over the place," said Jan Van Erven, referring to Brown's equivocating stance during the 1980s agricultural infestation.
latimes.com - News 2010
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"I remember him saying they weren't going to spray for the Medfly, and then all those planes came overhead spraying all over the place," said Jan Van Erven, referring to Brown's equivocating stance during the 1980s agricultural infestation.
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He was paralyzed by the Medfly crisis and criticized for being inattentive to schools.
latimes.com - News 2010
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Collins once made national headlines by drinking a glass of the Medfly-eradicating chemical malathion to show it was safe for humans.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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He was paralyzed by the Medfly crisis and criticized for being inattentive to schools.
latimes.com - News 2010
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