Practice mode Entomology

What is the pest-control method called in which sterile or incompatible individuals are reared and released into a pest population?

Correct answer A. Genetic control

Explanation

Genetic control, such as the sterile insect technique, floods a population with sterile mates so that matings produce no offspring and pest numbers fall over generations.

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