Irradiated fruit flies: protecting Thailand’s fruit exports with IAEA

Irradiated fruit flies: protecting Thailand’s fruit exports with IAEA

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Fruit flies used to destroy export crops in Chanthaburi province, Thailand before nuclear scientists found a way to control their numbers without using pesticides. The Sterile Insect Technique is already having a large effect on the local economy.

Original source: IAEA
Published on 4 September 2018