Success Stories
- Screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) eradicated from the United States, Mexico, and Libya.
- Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens, Loew) eradicated from most of northern Mexico.
- Tsetse fly eradicated from Zanzibar.
- Medfly (Ceratitis capitata, Wiedemann) eradicated from northern part of Chile and southern part of Peru and southern part of Mexico.
- Melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae, Coquillett) eradicated from Okinawa, Japan.
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