Genetically modified mosquitoes could combat deadly diseases, scientists say
34255The Sydney Morning Herald, 2025-01-13 15:25:27.
Genetically modified mosquitoes could be the solution to stopping deadly diseases spread by mosquito bites, scientists say.
Why are gene drive technologies being considered to help restore biodiversity on islands?
32530Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research, 2024-10-15 11:55:45.
Researchers have been studying how to harness gene drives to solve some of society’s most intractable problems for a long time. Public health and ecosystem conservation are two of the main areas where research has focused, although other uses are also possible.
Gene Drives: A Powerful and Controversial Genetic Technology
31456Biomedical and Life Sciences Simplified, YouTube, 2024-09-03 09:01:56.
Gene drives represent a powerful yet controversial genetic technique that challenges traditional Mendelian inheritance. By introducing self-propagating changes into an organism's genome, gene drives can ensure that a specific mutation becomes homozygous in offspring, effectively spreading it through a population. This powerful tool has potential applications in eradicating mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and Zika, combating drug-resistant pathogens, and controlling invasive species. But how exactly does it work? This video breaks down the science behind gene drives and the role of CRISPR technology.
World Mosquito Day: Gene Drives and CRISPR Technology
31205Public Health On Call, YouTube, 2024-08-27 14:16:24.
About this episode: World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20th, commemorates British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans. More than a century later, major advancements like genetically modifying mosquitoes—AKA gene drives—have the potential to reduce malaria cases and deaths dramatically, but not without hurdles. This special episode is an extended version of Malaria Minute, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.
Djibouti Unleashes Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
30497Palki Sharma, Firstpost, 2024-06-04 20:55:28.
Djibouti is combatting malaria by employing a unique tactic: utilising mosquitoes to battle mosquitoes. The East African nation has released tens of thousands of genetically engineered mosquitoes armed with a "self-limiting" gene. This bioengineered gene aims to curb mosquito populations by terminating their offspring. However, concerns have been voiced about the experimental nature of this genetic modification technique and the absence of adequate regulation. While Burkina Faso, Brazil, Panama, and India have ventured into similar endeavors, the efficacy and long-term implications of such interventions remain uncertain. The debate persists: are genetically modified mosquitoes a daring gamble or a promising solution to eradicate deadly diseases like malaria?
How to Use Genetic Biocontrol to Manage Insect Pests
29891Scientific Animations Without Borders, YouTube, 2024-05-07 16:41:35.
Pest insects often transmit disease to humans and animals and destroy crops. Controlling these pests can improve human health and increase agricultural production. Pest insects are often controlled by releasing other insects into the environment that will specifically kill the pests. This method of pest control is called biological control and is environmentally friendly because it reduces reliance on chemical insecticides and targets only the pest insects. Genetic biocontrol is a type of biological control where the released insects are the same species as the pest but with critical genetic differences and traits that affect their reproduction or lifespan.
High-Stakes Decision Making for World-Changing Technologies
29077TEDx Talks, YouTube, 2024-04-02 19:48:16.
We have important decisions to make that require rigorous and inclusive decision-making models that can be applied on a broad scale to a growing number of emerging challenges.
Flight Against Infections: The Role of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes, with Dr. Stephanie James
28997EeKs on Health, YouTube, 2024-03-11 10:40:20.
In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Stephanie James about the potential use of genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) to fight diseases that mosquitoes carry and spread, such as Malaria and Dengue Fever. In the podcast, Dr. James provides an overview on GMMs, as well as what something called Gene Drive Modified Mosquitoes (GDMMs) are. She talks about the current state of research, testing, and describes the GeneConvene Global Collaborative "GeneConvene", which was created to advance best practices and informed decision making for developing GMMs and GDMMs. She talks about the potential benefits versus the potential risks, how they are conducting risk assessments, how they plan to test GMMs, the ethical and safety concerns, and how local communities will be included in the decision-making process.
Mosquito Control releases over 100K sterile male mosquitos to combat Aedes aegypti population
28978NBC2 News, 2024-03-05 14:41:50.
Mosquito Control releases over 100K sterile male mosquitos to combat Aedes aegypti population
“Mozzie Drive” Card Game rules
28945Katie Willis, Ace North, Target Malaria, 2024-02-27 18:24:27.
Mozzie Drive is an educational card game that demonstrates how gene drive technology could be used to reduce populations of malaria mosquitoes. To download the game for free, please visit: https://targetmalaria.org/why-malaria... . This game was designed by Dr. Katie Willis and Dr. Ace North from the Target Malaria modelling team.
SPOTLIGHT: Gene Drives for Malaria Elimination in Africa
28916Ifakara Health Institute, YouTube, 2024-02-20 20:05:51.
This SPOTLIGHT Series features Dr. Marceline Finda, a distinguished Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute. The insightful 20-minute discussion centered around the topic: "Gene Drives for Malaria Elimination in Africa."
Scientists create first transgenic mosquito strain in Africa
28847CGTN Africa, 2024-01-28 13:15:53.
Scientists in Tanzania have created the first transgenic mosquito strain in Africa. This genetically modified strain aims to prevent malaria transmission.
Gene Drives: Mechanisms and Key Research, Explained
28795Julia Bauman, 60 Second Science, 2024-01-15 16:59:40.
A technical primer on CRISPR-based gene drives, which hold massive potential for mitigating the harms invoked by some species. We cover what a gene drive is, how it works at the genetic level, and summarize key safety & efficiency features developed in recent years.
Off Target: Gene Drives and the Balance of Life
26295Save Our Seeds, 2023-06-28 09:25:43.
This is a compilation of conversations with experts about gene drive technologies and the science/social questions it raises.
Regulation of gene drive technologies for malaria control & elimination
33083Ifakara Health Institute, 2023-05-16 13:15:08.
The video talks about the importance of ensuring effective and thoughtful community and stakeholder engagement throughout research, development and deployment of gene drives for malaria control.
Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes?
24650Talya Hackett, TED-Ed, 2023-01-30 09:59:15.
Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths every year than any other animal, but very few of the 3,500 mosquito species actually transmit deadly diseases to humans. Scientists have been conducting experiments using engineered technologies called gene drives that could theoretically get rid of the most lethal mosquitoes. So, should we eradicate these pesky insects? Talya Hackett investigates.
Discovery of 119-Million year old Selfish Genes Casts Doubt on Established Evolution Beliefs
24039Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 2022-11-23 10:39:51.
Meiotic drivers, a kind of selfish gene, are indeed selfish. They are found in virtually all species’ genomes, including humans, and unjustly transfer their genetic material to more than half of their offspring, resulting in infertility and impaired organism health. Their longevity over evolutionary time was thought to be brief due to their parasitic potential, until recently. The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China, has discovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years—ten times longer than any other meiotic driver ever identified—calling into question established beliefs about how natural selection and evolution deal with these threatening sequences.
Inside the Plan to Release Life-Saving Mosquitoes
22903WIRED, 2022-06-10 06:28:48.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineered to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti. How exactly does this work? We'll break it down.
In Real Life: GMOsquitoes
19544Newsy, 2021-12-06 20:41:41.
The release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida gives hope of reducing the spread of disease while causing concerns among some citizens.
Why do you think a gene drive approach could help with malaria and dengue?
16682Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research, 2021-04-12 14:42:36.
Why do you think a gene drive approach could help with malaria and dengue?
How do local communities participate in gene drive research?
16680Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research, 2021-04-12 14:39:00.
How do local communities participate in gene drive research?
Exploring Gene Drive Technologies in Agriculture, Biodiversity and Human Disease
15963The GBIRd Partnership and The GeneConvene Global Collaborative, Gene Drive Research Forum, 2021-01-14 21:37:12.
The GBIRd Partnership and The GeneConvene Global Collaborative recently collaborated through The Gene Drive Research Forum, to create and produce an engaging conversation between Drs. Fred Gould and Charles Godfray about gene drive technologies – the potential benefits and complicating factors for agriculture, biodiversity, and human disease.
ARRIGE 2020 Meeting | The promise of CRISPR and gene drive systems to end malaria in Africa
15145E. Gomez-Diaz, ARRIGE org, 2020-11-16 17:08:32.
Presentation by Elena Gómez Díaz (IPBLN-CSIC, Granada, Spain) at the ARRIGE 2020 meeting on "The promise of CRISPR and gene drive systems to end malaria in Africa". Discussion is included at the end of the Ruud de Maagd presentation.https://youtu.be/te3MJ8EZoes
Risks of releasing gene drives mosquitoes – a possible future scenario
15143Testbiotech, 2020-09-17 17:01:45.
Genetically engineering the genome of an organism with gene drive means that it will be replicated in every following generation. This allows the altered gene to spread rapidly throughout natural populations, which may be decimated or even eradicated. The video contains both factual and fictional content (the latter marked as „possible future scenario“). The fictional content shows the possible future consequences of using gene drive technology - and is intended to stimulate broad public debate. Civil society needs to engage intensively with issues around new developments in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering.
How do you make a gene drive mosquito?
13053GeneConvene Virtual Institute, GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-07-17 14:10:32.
This short video explains and illustrates how transgenic mosquitoes are made in the laboratory. While mosquitoes are the focus of the video, the process shown is used to create transgenic insects of almost any species.
Genetic Biocontrol – An Overview (video 13.13 min)
11398GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-04-25 12:41:00.
This video explains what genetic biocontrol is and surveys various technologies that can be consider genetic biocontrol technologies. It offers a conceptual organization of the various technologies based on the potential of genetic biocontrol organisms to persist and spread in an environment. This video was produced by the GeneConvene Global Colaborative.
Gene Drive Basics – Characteristics and Properties
11412GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-04-15 14:11:41.
This short video covers the concept of 'drive strength', 'drive thresholds', 'spreading', 'resistance' and describes two strategies by which transmission advantages can be achieved. The video is intended to provide additional insights into the technology to enable and encourage thoughtful discussions.
Underdominance
11410GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-04-01 13:58:43.
This video graphically explains the genetic concept of underdominance and illustrates how it can result in one allele replacing another allele in a population. While 'gene drive', underdominance is a genetic phenomenon that can be recreated using genetic technologies and might have applications as a genetic biocontrol strategy under some circumstances.
Strategies for Achieving Gene Drive – Gonotaxis
11408GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-03-27 13:46:56.
This video explains how there are three strategies for achieving gene drive and focuses on one, gonotaxis. Gonotaxis is explained and illustrated. While well-described in various plants and animals, gene drive researchers and technology developers have not recreated gonotaxis using transgenic approaches.
Strategies for Achieving Gene Drive – Interference
11406GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-03-25 13:20:48.
This short video explains how there are essentially three genetic strategies for achieve 'drive' or 'gene drive'. This video focuses on the strategy of interference in which a genetic element achieves a transmission advantage or drives by disrupting the development of cells that do not carry the gene drive. This is a well documented strategy found in nature.
Strategies for Achieving Gene Drive – Over-Replication
11404GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-03-24 13:10:14.
This short video explains how there are essentially three genetic strategies for achieve 'drive' or 'gene drive'. This video focuses on Over-Replication, a very common strategy associated wtih different types of genetic elements found in nature that 'drive'. This strategy is also used by researchers and developers to assemble transgenes that drive when introduced into the genome of an organism.
Gene Drive – The Concept Explained
11402GeneConvene Global Collaborative, 2020-03-20 12:59:44.
This short video is intended to serve as a short tutorial that explains the general idea of 'drive' or 'gene drive' in the context of genetics. It provides the viewer with a basic understanding of the key genetic processes underlying the patterns of inheritance with which most people of familiar and explains how these processes are involved in gene drive. This video focuses on genetics and not applications of gene drive technologies and associated issues.
What are gene drives about?
7377EFSAchannel, 2020-02-17 14:39:25.
EFSA expert Les Firbank, specialised in sustainable agriculture, talks about gene drives. Recent development in molecular biology are allowing scientists to engineer gene drives and use them to push desirable genes into target populations. How does that work? Learn more about this topic on in our new video.
Gene Drive Film
6665Save Our Seeds, 2020-01-16 16:39:24.
This is a video based on the findings in GENE DRIVES: A report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations which you can find here. There was a Symposium on May 24, 2019 that covers the topics in the report and the presentations at that symposium can be found here.
The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive
5462VOX, 2019-12-13 16:52:47.
How genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. This describes gene drive and features work from a group (Target Malaria) that is developing this technology for use against malaria
Gene Drive and Thinking Animals
5541Island Conservation, 2019-11-04 20:54:55.
Royden Saah, Island Conservation's GBIRd program manager, recently spoke at the Thinking Animals Summit alongside Leilani Münter, a former professional race car driver and environmental activist. The Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents partnership (GBIRd) is designed for exactly that purpose. The partnership is made up of governments, NGOs, and research universities that are dedicated to understanding if the use of gene drives in mice can effectively eradicate invasive rodents on islands as well as the social implications of this science.
Gene Drives and new genetic manipulation in agriculture
5995Terra de Direitos, 2019-10-23 15:43:54.
Gene drives are forms of genetic editing or manipulation of live organisms. They are the most dangerous forms of transgenics which edit genetic characteristics without necessarily including a new gene, but rather manipulating existing genes of live organisms, i.e. live organism genetic information microsurgery. The technique uses enzymes which “cut and paste” (such as CrisPR/Cas9) genes of organisms that reproduce sexually – such as plants like maize and mosquitoes – without necessarily introducing genes from other organisms or synthetic genes. Produced by the National Agroecology Articulation (ANA) Biodiversity Working Group, a body that congregates different social organizations and movements, the video seeks to explain in an educational way how this new biotechnology is looming as a threat to the environment, agricultural biodiversity and society.
Genetic control of Invasive carp
13941MAISRC, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, 2019-10-16 15:08:53.
This project focuses on a novel method of biocontrol for common carp which will complement existing technologies by introducing a synthetic species-like barrier to reproduction. Researchers will use programmable transcription activators to drive lethal embryonic overexpression of endogenous genes in hybrid embryos.
Gene Drive Technologies: Powerful and destructive
5510SWISSAID, 2019-09-16 19:05:21.
Gene drive organisms can put our environment, food and health in danger: this is made clear by the video from SWISSAID, the Alliance for GMO-free Switzerland and the ETC Group.
Gene Drives in Africa: Civil Society Speaks Out
13132African Centre for Biodiversity, 2019-07-26 13:51:13.
On Monday 1st July 2019, Target Malaria announced the release of genetically modified (GM) sterile male mosquitoes in Bana, a village in Burkina Faso – the first GM insect to be released in Africa. This is Phase I – by Phase III, Target Malaria aims to release gene drive mosquitoes. This release occurred despite strong opposition from civil society, in Burkina Faso, and across the continent. In this video, key CSO figures discuss their concerns regarding gene drive technology and explain how their governments, and the Africa Union’s, position on gene drives, has been captured.
Daisy-chain gene drives
5497MIT Media Lab, 2019-04-03 18:36:17.
Who should decide whether, when, and how to alter the environment? These are hard questions, especially when the decisions will impact people in many different communities or nations. Daisy drive systems may help by empowering local communities to make decisions concerning their local environments without imposing them on anyone else.
A Question of Consent: Exterminator Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso
5538ETC group, 2019-01-08 20:10:07.
Target Malaria’s planned release of GMO mosquitos is step toward release of gene drive mosquitoes, a high-risk technology aimed at the elimination of entire species. Hundreds of organizations have demanded a moratorium on the use of this technology outside of strictly-controlled laboratories.
Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth — mosquitoes | Fredros Okumu
5448TED, 2018-12-13 16:30:22.
This is a TED talk by an African scientist who reflects on the impact of malaria on Africans and efforts to eliminate the diseases and the need for continued efforts.
Population Engineering | Gene Drive by CRISPR-CAS9
5488SciToons, 2018-12-10 18:19:26.
The CRISPR-CAS9 genome editing technology is opening up previously inconceivable possibilities for the manipulation of organisms. Our ethical discussion appears to be far behind the pace of technological development. In this new SciToons video, we address how CRISPR-CAS9 can be used to change entire species using the concept of Gene Drive.
CRISPR Gene Drive (Complete guide 2019)
5507Every Cell A Universe, 2018-11-18 18:59:09.
Crispr gene drive - malaria cure and a new way to look at conservation.
Gene drives could wipe out mosquitoes
5513New Scientist, 2018-09-25 19:10:14.
This is a short video describing how gene drive is being considered for controlling malaria transmitting mosquitoes in Africa as part of ongoing malaria eradication efforts.
Ethics of sculpting evolution
7338K. Esvelt, PopTech, 2018-09-04 21:34:19.
How might supervillains take over the world, and what can we do about it? Kevin Esvelt, the first to identify the potential for CRISPR “gene drive” systems to alter entire populations of organisms, is calling for a new scientific method that is both open and gives beneficiaries a say in the process.
CRISPR Explained
14780Mayo Clinic, 2018-07-24 17:25:24.
A short video that simply explains what CRISPR is and how it is used for gene editing. Simple language and highly accessible.
Gene Editing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
6882J. Oliver, HBO, 2018-07-01 20:40:49.
Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms. John Oliver explores the risks, rewards, and wolf-related hazards of gene editing.
Gene Drives – Wundermittel? Biowaffe?
12380Swiss Academy of Sciences, 2018-02-19 21:02:40.
Gene drives are genetic elements that skew the pattern of inheritance of a given characteristic in sexually reproduc- ing organisms. They can be used to spread a characteristic that can alter or even reduce the numbers of individuals in wild populations of a certain species.
Can We Engineer Social Ecosystems?
5473Kevin Esvelt, TEDxCambridgeSalon, 2018-01-19 17:11:31.
Kevin Esvelt is director of the Sculpting Evolution group, which invents new ways to study and influence the evolution of ecosystems. By carefully developing and testing these methods with openness and humility, the group seeks to address difficult ecological problems for the benefit of humanity and the natural world. Prior to joining the MIT Media Lab, Esvelt wove many different areas of science into novel approaches to ecological engineering.
Open, Local, and Obligated
5467Yale University, 2017-12-13 17:04:29.
Kevin Esvelt, PhD, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab and leader of the Sculpting Evolution Group talks about the need for new scientific structures based on transparency and open. This lecture was given at the 2017 Editing Nature Summit.
How selfish DNA hijacks its way into egg cells
13516Science, 2017-11-06 13:52:33.
This video was produced by Science magazine and explains and illustrates how gonotaxis or the asymmetrical allocation of chromosomes to developing female gametes occurs in mice. This video reflects an understanding of this process based on the publication by Akera et al (2017).
A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases
6372Nina Federoff, TEDxMidAtlantic, 2017-07-15 15:37:47.
Where did Zika come from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the world to understand Zika's origins and how it spread, proposing a controversial way to stop the virus -- and other deadly diseases -- by preventing infected mosquitoes from multiplying.
CRISPR’s Gene Drive Could Revive Extinct Species–or Create New Ones | Jennifer Doudna
5522Jennifer Doudna, Big Think, 2017-06-26 19:28:41.
A leading gene editing scientist, Jennifer Doudna, discusses gene drive and their applications as well as de-extinction technologies.
Area-wide Integrated Pest Management
13603Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency, 2017-05-22 13:34:46.
Throughout history, people have had to fight insect pests to reduce diseases, minimize food losses, protect agricultural trade or simply to avoid the nuisance of stinging, biting and buzzing bugs. Insect pest control is usually implemented locally in individual fields or properties. These uncoordinated efforts often prove inefficient since they only suppress a proportion of the targeted pest population. Pests from nearby untreated areas remain unscathed and can re-enter the treated areas, the damage continues, and people have little choice but to apply the control measures again and again to protect their livelihoods. Area-wide pest management provides a more cost-effective and sustainable approach by proactively targeting entire pest populations. In this way, pest populations can be contained at low levels for longer periods and pest management methods can be integrated that are less reliant on pesticides and that better address ecological and environmental concerns.
Gene drive for Malaria control | Andrea Crisanti |
5519TEDx, 2017-04-04 19:23:37.
Andrea discusses his team's laboratory work that has developed a revolutionary technology to spread genetic modifications from few laboratory mosquitoes to wild populations to eradicate malaria in the near future
Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria
4714Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 2016-09-21 00:00:00.
This video focuses on the basic applications of gene drive to malaria eradication and leave the viewer with the question “what do you think?”
Gene Drives: Saving Lives Or Powering Extinctions?
5491Fw:Thinking, 2016-07-06 18:25:32.
A few months back we talked about the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 – a technology based on the bacterial immune system that will allow us to make edits to an organism’s genetic code with more ease and accuracy than ever before. CRISPR is changing the landscape of genetic engineering and synthetic biology. In this episode, we take a look at one of the most powerful applications in this new landscape of genetic engineering: Gene drives. This is an idea that has the potential to save millions of lives and give us unprecedented control over natural populations of organisms. At the same time, it comes with serious risks that need to be studied and understood. Should we use gene drives at all? If so, what should we use them for? And what safety measures should we put in place?
Openly Engineering Our Ecosystems
5479TEDxCambridge, 2016-06-22 18:00:37.
Which technologies should we develop and how? Kevin Esvelt, leader of the Sculpting Evolution group and a professor at the MIT Media Lab, describes how CRISPR 'gene drives' can single-handedly alter entire wild populations and the critical importance of requiring powerful technologies to be developed in the open light of day.
Gene editing can now change an entire species — forever
5495TED, 2016-06-02 18:32:13.
CRISPR gene drives allow scientists to change sequences of DNA and guarantee that the resulting edited genetic trait is inherited by future generations, opening up the possibility of altering entire species forever. More than anything, this technology has led to questions: How will this new power affect humanity? What are we going to use it to change? Are we gods now? Join journalist Jennifer Kahn as she ponders these questions and shares a potentially powerful application of gene drives: the development of disease-resistant mosquitoes that could knock out malaria and Zika.
What is a Gene Drive?
4715STAT, 2015-12-11 00:00:00.
This video produced by STAT, an e-news site focusing on health and medicine (https://www.statnews.com/). This video simply illustrates what geneticists mean by gene drive, and how homing-based gene drive work. (Note: it does not indicate that there are other mechanisms of gene drive.)
What’s a Gene Drive? And what are the risks and benefits?
4712Risk Bites, Arizona State University, 2015-11-30 00:00:00.
This video uses ‘white board cartooning’ as a means of illustrating concepts.
CRISPR-Cas9: Safeguarding Gene Drives
5501Harvard University, 2015-11-16 18:44:48.
In this animation, learn how effective safeguarding mechanisms developed at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School can be applied to ensure gene drive research is done responsibly in the laboratory. These safeguards enable responsible scientific investigation into how gene drives could one day be leveraged for the greater good of human health, agriculture, and the environment.
The Sterile Insect Technique
27105IAEA/FAO, 2015-08-14 10:52:33.
For over 50 years, the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) has been successfully used around the world to tackle pests that destroy fruit and kill livestock. The method uses radiation to sterilize male flies, which are mass-produced in rearing facilities. Large numbers of sterile males are released into a target area, where they mate with wild females. No offspring are produced, and the wild fly population declines over time. Once established, this technique provides sustainable, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly insect control.
