{"id":162341,"date":"2024-04-17T16:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T07:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=162341&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T07:05:31","slug":"massive-fly-outbreak-at-kyushu-universitys-abandoned-school-test-site-in-kama","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/massive-fly-outbreak-at-kyushu-universitys-abandoned-school-test-site-in-kama\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Fly Outbreak at Kyushu University&#8217;s Abandoned School Test Site in Kama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu University has disclosed an unintended fly infestation at a disused elementary school in Kama City, where the institution was conducting experiments with beetles for livestock feed production. The outbreak began last December and escalated until mid-March when flies invaded nearby residences. The university, which refrained from using insecticides initially to avoid harming the beetles, has since apologized to local residents and taken measures to control the infestation. A third-party committee has been established to prevent such incidents in the future. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240416\/5010024063.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_beetle-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C931&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Massive Fly Outbreak at Kyushu University&#039;s Abandoned School Test Site in Kama\" width=\"1400\" height=\"931\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_beetle-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_beetle-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_beetle-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_beetle-photoac_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Photo AC <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu University has disclosed an unintended fly infestation at a disused elementary school in Kama City, where the institution was conducting experiments with beetles for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":162354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-162341","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/162341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}