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RCED-95-274R 1 (1995-09-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackyd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAo United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-265946 September 14, 1995 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate Fruit flies, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Oriental fruit fly, pose a major threat to the production and marketing of fruit within the United States and throughout the world. According to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), an infestation of the Mediterranean fruit fly in the United States, for example, could cost up to $1 billion per year in crop damage and reduced trade. To combat the threat of such an infestation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has for many years been studying and pilot-testing techniques for suppressing and eradicating fruit flies. However, concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of USDA's recent research on fruit flies at ARS' Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Research Laboratory in Hawaii. In July 1995, you asked us to respond to eight specific questions on certain aspects of the Hawaii laboratory's operations. These questions focused on decisions and expenditures on fruit fly research activities and laboratory facilities in Hawaii. The following information provides background on the laboratory and a chronology of the events affecting the research projects and facilities identified in your request, as well as responses to your eight questions. BACKGROUND AND CHRONOLOGY ARS' Hawaii laboratory has two research units: (1) the Genetics, Rearing, Radiation, and Commodity Treatment Research Unit and (2) the Behavior, Ecology, Semiochemical, and Field Operations Research Unit. The latter unit comprises four research activities, including (1) using biological, ecological, and behavioral techniques to control tropical fruit flies; (2) identifying fruit fly attractants and lures and fruit fly parasites; (3) testing sterile Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) releases; and (4) employing a GAO/RCED-95-274R, USDA's Fruit Fly Research i5 coU

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