Dill Comments in Channel 8 Report on Fruit Fly Threat
Comments by Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and pest management specialist, are included in a story by Channel 8 (WMTW) in Portland on the discovery of an Asian fruit fly that has recently been identified in Maine. Soft-skinned fruit like blueberries and raspberries, and possibly vegetables, are most at risk regardless of ripeness, he says. Common fruit flies lay their eggs only in the flesh of rotting or overripe fruit, according to Dill.
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