CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A wild fruit fly in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A wild fruit fly in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Wild fruit flies in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A wild fruit fly in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Release of sterile male fruit flies in a mandarain orange grove. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, sterilizing it by...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Fruit arriving by river at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A view of the town of Opuzen along the Neretva River.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Irridated pupae ready for release. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, sterilizing it by irradiation through a simple r...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Wild fruit flies in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Wild fruit flies in a mandarin orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Damaged fruit awaiting disposal at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Damaged fruit awaiting disposal at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Oranges damaged by fruit flies.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A mandarin orange grove where Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) is being applied. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, ste...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - The Neretva River.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Field cages housing young fruit trees where fruit flies propogate for eventual use in the Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) project. Sterile insect technology consists...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Oranges damaged by fruit flies.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A mandarin orange grove where Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) is being applied. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, ste...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Entomologist Rui Cardosa releasing sterile fruit flies in a non-SIT or Sterile Insect Technology zone. Sterile insect techno...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Entomologist Rui Cardosa visiting a non-SIT or Sterile Insect Technology zone. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Fruit arriving by river at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A mandarin orange farmer using Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) on his crops. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, steril...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Irridated pupae. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, sterilizing it by irradiation through a simple radiation device th...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A roadside vendor selling citrus fruits.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A poster identifying and cataloguing fruit fly varieties that can decimate crops.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A roadside vendor selling citrus fruits.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - The Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A roadside vendor selling citrus fruits.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Field cages housing young fruit trees where fruit flies propogate for eventual use in the Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) project. Sterile insect technology consists...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - The Neretva River.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Field cages housing young fruit trees where fruit flies propogate for eventual use in the Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) project. Sterile insect technology consists...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Field cages housing young fruit trees where fruit flies propogate for eventual use in the Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) project. Sterile insect technology consists...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Field cages housing young fruit trees where fruit flies propogate for eventual use in the Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) project. Sterile insect technology consists...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Oranges damaged by fruit flies.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A mandarin orange grove where Sterile Insect Technology (SIT) is being applied. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, ste...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A roadside vendor selling citrus fruits.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - The Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - A panoramic view of the Neretva Valley where 80% of the mandarins in Croatia are produced, from which 70% are exported (about USD $13 million a year) to the European...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - An orange damaged by the fruit fly.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Crates of fruit arriving at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Crates of fruit harvested in an orange grove.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Entomologist Rui Cardosa visiting a non-SIT or Sterile Insect Technology zone. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Release of sterile male fruit flies in a mandarain orange grove. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, sterilizing it by...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Release of sterile male fruit flies in a mandarain orange grove. Sterile insect technology consists of rearing massive quantities of the same pest, sterilizing it by...