Entomology Collections, Miscellaneous
Date of this Version
1970
Abstract
The release of 8,400 to 18,000 males per day of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say which had been exposed to a sterilizing agent (thiotepa), suppressed and eliminated an indigenous population of this mosquito on an island off the cost of Florida in a 10 week period. Sterile males were effective in seeking out and mating with females on the island.
Comments
Published in Science, New Series, Vol. 168, No. 3937 (Jun. 12, 1970), pp. 1368-1370. Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science.