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This article reviews the evidence and concludes that fruit flies may be caught in traps periodically but are unlikely to be self sustaining in California.
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This affects international trade as the insects are invasive.
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This page is a summary of: Can Polyphagous Invasive Tephritid Pest Populations Escape Detection for Years Under Favorable Climatic and Host Conditions?, American Entomologist, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/ae/tmx038.
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