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autocidal

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈsaɪdəl /

adjective

  1. (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Though its formal name is the Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap, the device could simply be called a death trap for Aedes mosquitoes, the type that spread Zika, dengue fever and other diseases, Banfield said.

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