1955•Journal of Economic EntomologyRequires access
Possibilities of Insect Control or Eradication Through the Use of Sexually Sterile Males1
E. F. Knipling
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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.