Australian scientists may have found the key to controlling fruit flies without pesticides

Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 23:30 in Biology & Nature

Bad news for female fruit flies - scientists have identified the moment the insects determine their sex, which is an important step towards creating sterile, all-male populations.

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