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fruit fly



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"Export markets demand zero tolerance on pests. Even if inspectors find a single fruit fly, the entire consignment is discarded, leading to huge losses," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

In the field, those 20-inch black-painted aluminum wheels wouldn’t stay pretty for long; those running boards would have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Finally, a worm needed the encouragement of a gentle puff of air or a slight mechanical disturbance before making the leap toward a suspended fruit fly.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

All that precipitation also spurs the spread of pests like the fruit fly and the growth of fungal diseases, all of which are becoming a growing problem as the planet warms.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Bean shaped and smaller than a speck of sand, the fruit fly embryo begins its life in a whir of activity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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