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TIL that instead of using pesticides, the Mexican state of Coloma releases billions of sterile fruit flies who then outcompete the fertile ones for mates. (www.iaea.org)
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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That would be COLIMA, not Coloma.

[–] saint@group.lt 2 points 1 year ago

nice thinking, TRIZ like.

[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I imagine you'd need to recapture them afterwards to breed more?

[–] Serdan@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure you understand what "sterile" means.