Possibilities of Insect Control or Eradication Through the Use of Sexually Sterile Males1

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Authors

E. F. Knipling · Institute of Entomology

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to consider the possibility of controlling insects by releasing sexually sterile males among the existing natural population. The principles involved will be described and the potentialities as well as the limitations of the method as we know them at present, will be discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Insect behavior and control techniques Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Insect and Pesticide Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Economic Entomology

Volume 48, Issue 4, pp. 459-462

DOI: 10.1093/jee/48.4.459

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