The smart aerial release machine, a universal system for applying the sterile insect technique.

Beyond insecticides, alternative methods to control insect pests for agriculture and vectors of diseases are needed. Management strategies involving the mass-release of living control agents have been developed, including genetic control with sterile insects and biological control with parasitoids,...

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Main Authors: Ruben Leal Mubarqui, Rene Cano Perez, Roberto Angulo Kladt, Jose Luis Zavala Lopez, Andrew Parker, Momar Talla Seck, Baba Sall, Jérémy Bouyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4103892?pdf=render