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deinonychus commented on the word sterile insect technique
"The sterile insect technique is a method of biological control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released. The released insects are normally male as it is the female that causes the damage, usually by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of mosquitoes, taking a bloodmeal from humans. The sterile males compete with the wild males for female insects. If a female mates with a sterile male then it will have no offspring, thus reducing the next generation's population." (Wikipedia)
(But I think it sounds like some sort of dangerous martial arts technique...)
June 10, 2012