Sterile insect technique for suppressing and eradicating insect population: 55 years and counting

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-317

  Krafsur, E S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Cochliomyia hominivorax; Glossina spp; Medfly; Radiosterilization; Screwworms; Sterile insect technique; Sterile male hybrids; Tsetse flies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001380176     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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