Talk:1989 California medfly attack

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Are you attached to the title? I was thinking maybe

• Fly Wars, Boca Raton, Orlando, New Scientist, SF Chronicle, Purdue (81), CA Journal (81), more to come. IvoShandor (talk) 23:39, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Medfly infestations are not without precedent, both in California and elsewhere in North America. Between 1975 and 1993 the state of California spent more than $170 million on medfly eradication programs meant to contain 12 different infestations.^[1] In 1996 the state began utilizing sterile medflies in its eradication program and between 1996 and 2007 the state experienced five infestations.<ref name=sfchron/> A major 1981 medfly infestation cost Californians $40 million by itself.^[1] The 1981 infestation turned into a political crisis and led to the beginning of the state's aerial spraying program in July of that year.<ref name=newsci/><ref name=brazil/> Medflies were found in traps as late as 2007 in Solano County, California.<ref name=sfchron/> The first medflies in Florida turned up in 1929 and they have been a constant threat to the citrus crop there ever since.<ref name=orlando/> Medfly sightings occurred in Florida in 1997 and 2010.<ref name=orlando/><ref name=boca/>

This article presents the outbreak as if it were almost certainly a deliberate act. The references, however, do not support this. While there is comment other than form those who claimed to have released the flies, AFAICS it is all post-claim. Rich Farmbrough, 13:34, 16 March 2012 (UTC).[reply]

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This edit needs to be cut way down but some of this may be worth a few words. Invasive Spices (talk) 22:49, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]