https://ktla.com/news/local-news/millions-of-fruit-flies-will-be-dumped-on-los-angeles/ [ktla com]

#Medfly found in #Los_Angeles !SoCal

Because it is so destructive to agriculture, #California dept of food and agriculture will be releasing 250K sterile male medflies per week to try and prevent reproduction. I remember walking home at night with one of my brothers after work while helicopters were spraying malathion laced bait to stop an infestation of Mediterranean fruit flies in the #SGV San Gabriel Valley.