Guideline for packing, shipping, holding and release of sterile flies in area-wide fruit fly control programmes

This guideline is an updated version of the one published in 2007. It is aimed at providing harmonized processes involved in the handling and release of sterile insects after production in mass rearing facilities to FAO or International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) member countries that want to embark on sterile insect technique (SIT) activities. Insect Pest Control Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna, Austria (August 2017). ISBN 78-92-5-109891-2. The guideline is also available in Chinese/中文