
Keywords: sterile insect technique' SIT
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The Sterile Insect Technique: Success and Perspectives in the NeotropicsD. Perez-Staples, F. Diaz-Fleischer and P. Montoya, Neotropical Entomology, 14. 2020.![]() Here, we review SIT in the Neotropics and focus on particular recent successful cases of eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), as well as effective programs used against the Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens (Loew), the New World screwworm ... Keywords: area-wide management, autocidal control, genetic biocontrol, medfly, pests, screwworm, sterile insect technique' SIT |

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