Study Finds Fruit Flies Entrenched in California
Despite decades of eradication efforts
Fruit flies that are highly destructive to crops are now permanently established in California and spreading, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
The study, published in the science journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that despite decades of costly eradication efforts by the state, the Mediterranean fruit fly and the Oriental fruit fly have not been eliminated.
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..."Initially, in accordance with his environmental protection stance, he chose to authorize ground-level spraying only. Unfortunately, the infestation spread as the medfly reproductive cycle out-paced the spraying. After more than a month, millions of dollars of crops had been destroyed and billions of dollars more were threatened. Governor Brown then authorized a massive response to the infestation."...
Moonbeam has lots to answer for, and the idiot CA voters elected him anyway.
Ooops, link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratitis_capitata