Sterile insect technique

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006068",
  "term": "Sterile insect technique",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Method of insect control, utilizing sterilizing doses of radiation, in which sterile insects (usually males) are mass-released into the environment to compete with wild populations for mates.",
  "abbreviation": "SIT",
  "synonyms": [
    "sterile insect release",
    "sterile male release",
    "sterile release"
  ],
  "subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
  "see_also": [
    "insect control"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "técnica del insecto estéril"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sterile-insect-technique/"
}