sterilized

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The female flies only mate once, so sterilized males help suppress the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

That means the fish aren’t sterilized by cooking before they are packaged and sealed.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Another group of eight aging mice served as controls and received sterilized fecal material instead.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

In 2024, the district launched its pilot, releasing nearly 600,000 sterilized males in two Sunland-Tujunga neighborhoods over about five months.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

By the time the program was considered complete at the end of 17 months, 3 % billion artificially reared, sterilized flies had been released over Florida and sections of Georgia and Alabama.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson