Four children examine white paper bags containing sterile flies which will be released at given point over Capri.
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1967 - 1967
TitleFour children examine white paper bags containing sterile flies which will be released at given point over Capri.
Descriptionhak ae aR, oS rin fe a Ie we ss <4 ih ‘ dgeiculture onl Citrus Marketing Board of Tart -esveral million sterile flies ave flown, in wots to Rome and then to Capri “here thax a hovenents carefully followéa i & ORE esientista end technialendg Interested children examine whites paper ge (#iiea whieh will be goleased, at elven points over Capri. — 6293 /a/34 Bes, Para oat ey em Hf S ‘eee 4 2 ETE eee ren YS EB ate Me IE CAI ty ° : Oey Em, PATA RAO @ MCT IPERRAMRAN roure Pic ST MADICATTON PROTIOR — _ wiSbaiatng # wh Sane it . a Se : : ea ibely, duly i967. Capri is 720 OLbe of ax avtonps to oxterninate “36 Hoditerrencan fsuit fly (Coratiida Capdteta) by introducing huge murbers of Plieo bred in ch: Laboratory end sterilised waing (2 atemio reaotor. Tt de hoped thes the resultant abortive unilong Wi11 load to extinetion of a pess saieh each year dsatroya lavgo Cuguiities of crovirg fruit. The moject in a joins efforts cf ths international Atomic Energy Agency (IABL) of Vienna aud the Foed | ema Agviculture Qeganisation (FAO) of ome, togothpr with the Gtomin energy agencisa of Ierae) and italy, Italian Minis fee Me m Isracl Lies Ling anil int ernationel heamed by mtonologiet David Nadel { UBL). Tho puvee ers tratifered ofter their artival to large white “paper bags containing wood shavings oprayed with sugared water and ‘allowed to mature before release of the Zuliy-formed Lifes 36 hours Later. | . Coe bags containing sterile FAO photo by P, Gallests.CREDIT IAEA
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