the USDA-Animal
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved
irradiation doses of 250, 225 and 210 Gy for oriental
fruit fly, Mediterranean fruit fly, and melon fly,
respectively, for exporting fruits and vegetables from
Hawaii
Further irradiation
studies were needed with Mediterranean fruit fly, melon
fly, and oriental fruit fly in Hawaii to determine whether
the approved doses are unnecessarily high and could be
reduced