| worker exposure and a risk assessment of malathion and fenthion used in the control of mediterranean fruit fly in south australia. | in 2001, an outbreak of mediterranean fruit fly in adelaide was controlled by south australian government workers applying organophosphorus insecticides (ops) to domestic gardens. residents made claims of adverse effects associated with allegations that worker application practices were poor and led to contamination of homes, residents and pets. the concerns led to a parliamentary enquiry, the suspension of op applications for fruit fly control, and the investigation of alternative methods of co ... | 2007 | 16914134 |
| on the origins of medfly invasion and expansion in australia. | as a result of their rapid expansion and large larval host range, true fruit flies are among the world's most important agricultural pest species. among them, ceratitis capitata has become a model organism for studies on colonization and invasion processes. the genetic aspects of the medfly invasion process have already been analysed throughout its range, with the exception of australia. bioinvasion into australia is an old event: medfly were first captured in australia in 1895, near perth. afte ... | 2004 | 15548296 |