Isolated in a soundproof room, Mr J. C. Webb, of the United States Department of Agriculture, listens to the noise of fruit fly larvae chewing on the inside of a grapefruit. He is one of several scientists at Gainsville, Florida, who have developed a method of detecting maggot infestation through sound, using the same principle as a doctor’s stethoscope. This method saves time and fruit that would otherwise have to be cut up.
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73Isolated in a soundproof room, Mr J. C. Webb, of the United States Department of Agriculture, listens to the noise of fruit fly larvae chewing on the inside of a grapefruit. He is one of several scientists at Gainsville, Florida, who have developed a method of detecting maggot infestation through sound, using the same principle as a doctor’s stethoscope. This method saves time and fruit that would otherwise have to be cut up. Press, 19 February 1986, Page 24
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