«Population suppression» methods, such as the use of sterile males, aim to reduce the numerical size of the pest population, possibly to zero. (reviverestore.org)
Irradiated flies have trouble competing for mates — which means control programs must rear billions of flies and release 100 sterile males for every wild one. (sciencemag.org)
And while vector - control specialists are already attempting to wipe out mosquito populations by introducing genetically modified sterile males into the field, that strategy will only work if the females they encounter remain loyal to their sterile mates — behavior that potentially could be elicited with a mosquito love potion informed by Duvall's research. (sciencedaily.com)