Sterile insects – keeping the screwworm fly out of Europe?

Some agricultural bodies are betting big on the sterile insect technique (SIT) to tackle pests, especially in the fight against screwworm flies. For instance, on Tuesday (July 7) the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlighted on social media earlier that it has released 300 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) flies across South Texas since […] The post Sterile insects – keeping the screwworm fly out of Europe? appeared first on Agriland.ie.