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  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 22:43:58 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Tom Scott covers the sterile #Medfly release program in !SoCal https://youtu.be/Zl_5LT2fzak https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=Zl_5LT2fzak

    I remember walking home from work with one of my brothers in the 1980s as helicopters 🚁 sprayed malathion laced bait overhead because of an infestation of Mediterranean fruit flies 🪰.
    In conversation Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 22:43:58 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      There's a good reason for it. ■ More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin🟥...
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      Why the government drops flies on California
      from Tom Scott | Invidious
      There's a good reason for it. ■ More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/ Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif
    1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 22:47:25 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
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      If #Medfly became established, the entire #California produce growing industry would face export restrictions.
      In conversation Sunday, 21-Jan-2024 22:47:25 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
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