SIT 2.0: 21st Century genetic technology for the screwworm sterile-insect program

Abstract

Release of sterile insects, the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), can be an extremely effective and precise method of pest control. A study in BMC Biology from the New World screwworm SIT program and others shows that modern genetic methods can provide major improvements even to this well-established and highly successful SIT program. See research article: https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0296-8