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Entomologists David Robacker (left) and Donald Thomas examine fallen grapefruit in an orchard. If the fruit isn't cleared away after the harvest, it gives the next season's female Mexican fruit flies, which are not naturally attracted to grapefruit, an early opportunity to learn that they can lay eggs on the fruit.
Photo by Scott Bauer.
