males

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The female flies only mate once, so sterilized males help suppress the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

This jibes with the challenge hypothesis, which says, in multiple species, testosterone levels rise when males battle for attention from potential mates and go down when it’s time to take care of the young.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The company aims to release up to 16 million Wolbachia-infected males in California, and the same in Florida, per year for two years, the Federal Register announcement said, for a total of 64 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

That could indicate lower levels of competition among males and potentially different mating systems elsewhere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Several males gave the loud threat call: Oo-AA-hoo!

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer