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Sterile insect technique
Method of biological control for insect populations
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Sterile screwworm flies (1) · Texas facility (1) · Parasite control (1) · Livestock protection (1) · Sterile insect technique (1) · USDA APHIS (1) · Agricultural pests (1) · Eradication program (1)
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The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild. The released insects are preferably male, as this is more cost-effective and the females may in some situations cause damage by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of mosquitoes, taking blood from humans. The sterile males compete with fertile males to mate with the females.
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🇺🇸 Texas center to disperse sterile screwworm flies to block parasite it spawnsThe U.S. has opened its first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from U.S. soil in decades in southern Texas...
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