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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/JackThaBongRipper on 2024-10-11 10:45:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1989, a sudden invasion of medflies hit California. This invasion cost between 60 and 120 million USD in eradication efforts. A group called “The Breeders” claimed it was a deliberate attack by themselves in response to the governments decades long Malathion aerial sprays.