The sterile insect technique is a method of biological control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released. The released insects are normally male as it is the female that causes the damage, usually by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of mosquitoes, taking blood from humans. The sterile males compete with the wild males f...
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A technique used to control or eradicate insect pests or vectors, utilizing induction by irradiation of dominant lethality in the chromosomes of the released insects. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a technique used to control or eradicate insect pests or vectors, using induction by irradiation of dominant lethality in the chromosomes of the released insects.
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