insect
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Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
UFC chief and Trump ally Dana White has cited Washington's infamous insect population as a potential problem for the open-air fights.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
More than £100,000 had been deployed to connect network insect pathways, it added.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Most previous research on cooperative insect societies has focused on temperate species found in Europe or North America.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Like a cat stalking an ant, Woo starts climbing up a nearby tree— his eyes trained onto the insect.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing insect
Buzzwords for National Honey Bee Day
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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A Cut Above: Sect, Sec
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