Natural Enemies: How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) – As the climate warms, a destructive pest is spreading its wings and damaging the livelihoods of fruit growers in southern Africa. The invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is preventing farmers like Susan Zinoro, a mango farmer from Mutoko, Zimbabwe, from literally and figuratively enjoying the fruits of their labour.

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