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Argentina prepares to fight Zika with sterile mosquitoes by radiation
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization have supported Argentina in applying SIT against fruit flies
By Rico - 31 December 2017 0
After its success in controlling a devastating fruit fly with nuclear technology, Argentina is gearing up to fight a new enemy: mosquitoes that transmit Zika, in addition to dengue and chikungunya.
The method applied in both cases is the sterile insect technique, SIT, an insect birth control method that uses irradiation to sterilize and release insects to suppress pest populations.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have supported Argentina in applying SIT against fruit flies since the mid-1990s...
Argentina prepares to fight Zika with sterile mosquitoes by radiation
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization have supported Argentina in applying SIT against fruit flies
By Rico - 31 December 2017 0
After its success in controlling a devastating fruit fly with nuclear technology, Argentina is gearing up to fight a new enemy: mosquitoes that transmit Zika, in addition to dengue and chikungunya.
The method applied in both cases is the sterile insect technique, SIT, an insect birth control method that uses irradiation to sterilize and release insects to suppress pest populations.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have supported Argentina in applying SIT against fruit flies since the mid-1990s...