Abstract
The Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak in California during 1980–1982 was a major agricultural crisis. In other areas of the world where this pest is established, it has been proven to cause severe economic impact in agricultural production and control costs and to impede agricultural trade because of quarantine implications. Since the potential impact was so great, federal and state agricultural officials agreed early that the California infestation had to be eradicated. This paper covers the eradication effort from the period of ground treatment and sterile insect release to the termination of aerial treatment and the resulting successful conclusion of the program.
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