title: Control of insects by sexual sterilization.
abstract: The control of insect populations by restricting their birth rate offers several advantages over methods based on increasing the death rate. The sterile-male technique scored practical success in the control of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), but more general applications of the sterility procedure may be expected in conjunction with the development of integrated procedures for pest insect management.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002629:Chemosterilants; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002629:Chemosterilants