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New Zealand’s Fruit Fly Blues

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published February 20, 2015 at 11:21 AM HST

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Invasive species are always a concern here in the islands. And while culprits here range from the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle to little fire ants, in New Zealand there’s another focus. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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