Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pests

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 13:00 in Mathematics & Economics

A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest-resistance concerns of traditional insecticides, scientists are reporting. This is an advance toward broadening applicability of the so-called sterile insect technique.

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