Fruit flies used to destroy export crops in Chanthaburi province, Thailand before nuclear scientists found a way to control their numbers without using pesticides. The Sterile Insect Technique is already having a large effect on the local economy.
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Producers: Katy Laffan, Josef Weilguny
Fruit flies used to destroy export crops in Chanthaburi province, Thailand before nuclear scientists found a way to control their numbers without using pesticides. The Sterile Insect Technique is already having a large effect on the local economy.