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Definition of Medflies
1. medfly [n] - See also: medfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Medflies
Literary usage of Medflies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"... people and all, with poison to kill medflies. I love it! Humans spraying poison
on themselves! The medflies gave their lives to save the rest of us. ..."
2. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"But preliminary DMA analysis of medflies trapped in California during its 1989
and 1991 infestations indicates the flies very likely did not come from ..."
3. A Strategy for Assessing Science: Behavioral and Social Research on Aging by Irwin Feller, Paul C. Stern (2007)
"BSR has supported comparative empirical work on several species (fruit flies,
medflies, yeast, nematodes, and humans) that has demonstrated characteristic ..."
4. Pesticides And Food Safety by Environmental Protection Agency (1993)
"... is putting up a cardboard trap, part of an effort to detect medflies early,
before they multiply. Cooperative Extension funding for IPM has remained ..."
5. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"... Stute will use sterile medflies: millions to be released in LA's fight against
pest. San Francisco, Calif. : The Chronical Publishing Co. ..."
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