Scientists Use Sex-Crazed Bugs As Pesticide 107
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from the doin'-it-hopper-style dept.
from the doin'-it-hopper-style dept.
ByronScott writes "In today's 'gross news' category, some female insects just might be getting lucky. As an alternative to toxic pesticides, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created 'super-sexed' sterilized male leafhoppers to knock bug boots with females in the wild, resulting in decreased populations. Yes, that means that the female bugs will miss out on the joys of motherhood, but the idea that the insects will be having some fun instead of being gassed to death by poisons is pretty cool."
Death by Snoo-Snoo (Score:5, Funny)
nuff said.
Re:Cool ! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool ! (Score:0, Funny)
I remember hearing about an implant for males that was remote control operated, and was basically a little sphere that expanded on command, thus closing the vas deferens or whatever its called and preventing ejaculation. At the time i was all 'womans rights foundations has a bazillion offices and the national mens rights committee is staffed by an 80 year old working out of his living room' so I was not happy. Then I had sex for the first time. amazing how attitudes change. also grasshoppers or something.
Re:Death by Snoo-Snoo (Score:5, Funny)
Zapp Brannigan: We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
Re:A very green solution, except... (Score:3, Funny)
Imagine this with humans (Score:5, Funny)
doc: "Good news Is youre gonna get laid all the time, but you wont be able to have kids"
Guy:"Doc dont hold back, whats the bad news?"
Re:A very green solution, except... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:FAIL (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sounds like something I've seen on TV before (Score:3, Funny)
You'll be irresistible to bugs.
Re:Cool ! (Score:3, Funny)
Evolution will give here the ability to have spontaneous headaches?
Please don't... (Score:2, Funny)
Insects hate anthropomorphization.
Re:insect sex is not fun (Score:2, Funny)
From the link, "two surveys of college students showed that sexual intercourse often involved deeper and more vigorous penile thrusting following periods of separation"
There I was puzzled as to why having a good hard fuck seemed a good idea after a period of separation, but now I know - obviously it's just to remove someone else's semen.
Re:Death by Snoo-Snoo (Score:2, Funny)
Nothing much ... what's snoo with you?