


Collier County launches sterile insect program
Collier County launches sterile insect program to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Collier County Mosquito Control District is launching a sterile insect program to eliminate disease-carrying mosquitoes. Aedes Aegypti is a type of mosquito that carries diseases such as...
How to Control Insect Pests Using Radiation
Insect pests spread diseases. Mosquitoes, for example, are responsible for the spread of malaria, which affected 247 million people in 2021 alone and caused over 600 000 deaths. Parasitic insect pests, such as parasitic flies, can threaten whole ecosystems, putting at risk long-term conservation...
Successful Suppression of an Aedes aegypti Field Population in Cuba
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a species-specific and environment-friendly method of insect control that relies on the release of large numbers of sterile insects. Mating released sterile males with wild females leads to a decrease in the reproductive potential and to the local suppression...
Looking Skyward to Take on Major Pest of the Nut Industry
ARS is rebooting an old farming technique to fight the navel orangeworm An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist in California is developing a new use for a tool that farmers have had in their kit for over 100 years — aircraft. Heavier-than-air flying machines have aided agriculture since...