mate

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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

When produced and released in large numbers, sterile male flies mate with wild female flies, which then lay unfertilized eggs, according to the USDA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The fly had been eradicated in the US thanks in large part by dropping millions of sterile flies to mate with wild females.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Photinus carolinus species of firefly has just a few weeks every summer to flash their bioluminescent lights and mate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Brightbill and his mate would soon be arriving at the Nest, and Roz wanted everything to be perfect.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown