In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control

Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you’ll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits lying in the sand. Known as false kamani nuts, or tropical almonds^[1], they fall from tall, shady Terminalia catappa trees^[2] that line the many picturesque ocean views on the island.

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