ABSTRACT
The quality of sterile flies is of paramount importance. Work going on in Guatemala for mass rearing of the TSL strain is promising. What is of concern is the variable quality being produced in the major Mediterannean fruit fly rearing facilities in the western hemisphere. This chapter is concerned with marketing on a global basis, and it is the most important part of farming. It aims to make the same analogy of research, and not just production research, but the broad range of research being conducted to move agricultural products into world markets while meeting increasingly technical demands. The private industry sector of agricultural production depends on the fruit fly science group to find answers, and to make sure these answers are adapted to applicable programs in the most efficient manner possible.
