Controlling Mosquitoes using Nuclear Technology | Waterpedia #TechTuesday
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Date: 2017-10-24

A video from Waterpedia on #TechTuesday about Controlling Mosquitoes using Nuclear Technology.

A new method to separate male and female mosquitoes could be a major step towards using the nuclear-based sterile insect technique (SIT) to control the mosquitoes transmitting Zika, dengue and chikungunya diseases. Sterile Insect Technique has also been employed in 40 countries successfully against agricultural pests.

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