eth eless , ▁P . ▁S . ▁ 9 ▁continues ▁to ▁include ▁as ▁many ▁after - school ▁programs ▁they ▁can , ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁don ations . ▁ ▁Category : Public ▁elementary ▁schools ▁in ▁Brook lyn <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁sudden ▁invasion ▁of ▁Mediter rane an ▁fruit ▁f lies ▁( C er at itis ▁capit ata , ▁" med f lies ") ▁appeared ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁began ▁dev ast ating ▁cro ps . ▁Scient ists ▁were ▁puzz led ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁sudden ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁insect s ▁" def ies ▁logic ", ▁and ▁some ▁spec ulated ▁" bi ological ▁terror ists " ▁were ▁responsible . ▁Analysis ▁suggested ▁that ▁an ▁outside ▁hand ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁dense ▁inf est ation . ▁ ▁A ▁person ▁or ▁group ▁calling ▁itself ▁" The ▁Bre ed ers " ▁took ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁bi ot error ist ▁attack , ▁as ▁financial ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁environmental ▁damage ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Mal ath ion ▁aer ial ▁sp ray ing ; ▁the ▁group ' s ▁members ▁were ▁never ▁identified . ▁Sub sequently , ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁" The ▁Bre ed ers " ▁announced ▁the ▁med fly ▁release , ▁the ▁state ▁ended ▁its ▁de cade - long ▁Mal ath ion ▁program ▁and ▁sought ▁alternate ▁ways ▁to ▁handle ▁destruct ive ▁insect s . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁L arg ely ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁sun ny ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate ▁and ▁w ides p read ▁ir rig ation , ▁California ▁is ▁the