Millions of sterile fruit flies are being dropped on LA to fight

Millions of sterile fruit flies are being dropped on LA to fight

The citrus trees at C&S Nursery in Baldwin Hills would normally be full of passionfruit, kumquats and other fruits this time of year. But last month, employees stripped dozens of them and placed them at the rear of the lot, away from the public, as part of an all-out quarantine effort aimed at eradicating one of the most destructive pests in the world: the Mediterranean fruit fly.

Millions Of Fruit Flies Are Being Dropped On LA. Here's How They're Raised

Millions of sterile fruit flies are being dropped on L.A. to fight an infestation

Millions Of Fruit Flies Are Being Dropped On LA. Here's How They're Raised

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Millions Of Fruit Flies Are Being Dropped On LA. Here's How They're Raised

Millions Of Fruit Flies To Be Dropped On LA

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California is dumping millions of fruit flies on Los Angeles residents