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After discovery of three Mediterranean fruit flies, or medflies, in October, Los Angeles County officials dropped millions of sterile flies on a 9-square-mile area around Baldwin Hills to prevent an outbreak.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
California has been battling medfly infestations for decades.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
California has been battling medfly infestations for decades.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Medfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medfly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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medfly
noun
med·fly
ˈmed-ˌflī 
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