Mediterranean Fruit Fly (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of East Anglia

Mediterranean Fruit Fly (1 of 3)

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The Mediterranean fruit fly is a serious agricultural pest which causes extensive damage to crops. Releasing genetically engineered fruit flies into the wild could prove to be a cheap, effective and environmentally friendly way of pest control according to scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxitec Ltd.

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