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Sterilization of Aedes aegypti (L.) as a Result of Chronic Exposure to Low Doses of Beta Radiation

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THE application of the sterile male technique for the control of insect populations depends on the release of an adequate number of sterilized males. Whitten and Taylor1 have suggested that the effectiveness of the method might be enhanced by releasing sterile females along with the sterilized males. In the case of mosquitoes, however, any addition to the number of biting females already present in a native population would be unwelcome.

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  1. Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Pinawa, Manitoba

    J. E. GUTHRIE

  2. Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

    R. A. BRUST

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GUTHRIE, J., BRUST, R. Sterilization of Aedes aegypti (L.) as a Result of Chronic Exposure to Low Doses of Beta Radiation. Nature 232, 345–346 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232345a0

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