Are sterile insects the future of pest control?

摘要

With pressure mounting on farmers to use fewer chemicals to control pests, the search for environmentally friendly pest control systems is intensifying.The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is gaining momentum in Australia as a way to control fruit fly, with success eradicating outbreaks in South Australia, and reducing pest pressure in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. And it may have applications to other pests that threaten viticultural industries.