Finding #Medfly was a pretty serious thing for a farming state. The risk was that #California produce would not be allowed to be shipped overseas, but also would be banned from US destinations.

Now, it just happens that the areas underneath spray patterns were usually lower-income and ethnic minority communities.

Additionally, there was an outbreak in 1989-1990 caused by ecoterrorists: https://nu.federati.net/url/291141 [www sfgate com]

Mediterranean fruit fly is bad news.