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How is radioactivity used as pest control?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 10/23/2022

radiation is sometimes used to sterilise populations of captive bred insects; these are then released into the wild to mate with other insects - because they are sterile no offspring are produced. this is commonly used in the fruit production industry to lower pest numbers

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