| RADIO ACTIVE FLIES Fruit flies are fed radio active food to make them sterile so they will not ruin crops in Israel. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6072 |
| Catalog #: | 46191 | |
| Clip Number: | 46191-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 616 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:05 - 01:36:38 | |
| Location: | Israel. | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Pest Control ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Flies FARMING: Fruit, Citrus Fruit LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Israel SCIENCE: Biology SCIENCE: Laboratory | |
| Description: | RADIO ACTIVE FLIES (aka RADIO-ACTIVE FLIES TO PROTECT FRUIT CROPS) Fruit flies are fed radio active food to make them sterile so they will not ruin crops in Israel. Israel. At the Citrus Industry Laboratories we see various shots of scientists at work, creating a special food containing radio active material, which they feed to fruit flies to make them sterile. C.S. Mans hand removing container from tin. MS Man places container in box. LS Man places both hands inside machine. MS Mans head as he works. C.S. Ditto. C.S. Man removes lid of container puts in tweezers and takes out lump of radio-active material which he puts in a glass of liquid and stirs it. C.S. Mans head as he works. C.S. Mans hands as he works. LS Man sitting at machine. C.S. Dishes covered with flies. MS Man sitting at machine. C.S. Dishes covered with flies. MS Man throwing bags of flies on ground in field. LS Ditto. MS Man emptying contents of container onto ground. C.S. Strips of paper covered in flies. MS Two men tearing up strips of paper. MS Flies on sheet of paper. MS Oranges on tree covered with flies. MS Ditto. LS Man holding Geiger counter to orange. C.S. Ditto. MS Ditto. C.S. Ditto. C.S. Meter reading. C.S. Man holding Geiger counter to orange. | |
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