Abstract

Release of sterile insects, the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), can be an extremely effective and precise method of pest control. A study in BMC Biology from the New World screwworm SIT program and others shows that modern genetic methods can provide major improvements even to this well-established and highly successful SIT program.

See research article: https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0296-8

Details

Title
SIT 2.0: 21st Century genetic technology for the screwworm sterile-insect program
Author
Alphey, Luke
Pages
n/a
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
17417007
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1839774653
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016