MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida is battling its first major Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak in a dozen years and hopes to keep the destructive insects from threatening the state's $9 billion citrus fruit industry, agriculture officials said on Wednesday.
The Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests and attacks more than 250 food plants, including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, apples, guava, mango, tomatoes and peppers.
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