Question

An alternative to the use of insecticides to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly is the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT). SIT involves the sterilization of male insects by radiation, which prevents the formation of functional male gametes. When these male insects mate with female insects of the same species, the result would be that:_______.

a) only female offspring would be produced.
b) no offspring would be produced.
c) the offspring would have a reduced number of chromosomes.
d) the offspring would no longer be sterile.

Answer 1

b) no offspring would be produced.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), is an insect control method that is considered environmentally friendly. It involves the sterilisation of male insects by radiation, this results in no offspring been produced after mating by a sterilised male and a wild female counterpart. This aim is to reduce the population of insects as the is the no new offspring is produced where these sterilised males are released and mate wild female counterpart.