The CABIM3, enriched space for the improvement of fruit flies used in the sterile insect technique, first approaches

The High Biosecurity House of the Mediterranean Fly in Metapa (CABIM3, in its Spanish acronym) is a space within the new Moscamed Mexico facility designed to select favorable traits that mitigate the negative effects of mass production while enhancing male competitiveness, ultimately increasing the efficiency of the sterile insect technique (SIT). The CABIM3 serves as an environmentally enriched space where insects, whose offspring will initiate the mass production process, are confined.

Arredondo, J., Pérez-Sarmiento, N., López-Arriaga, F., López, P., & Gómez-Pauza, R. J. (2025). The CABIM3, enriched space for the improvement of fruit flies used in the sterile insect technique, first approaches. Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.70056

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