[go_prodev]

Ah that makes more sense. I recall one of the studies saying that the worms couldn't reproduce, whereas the article on HN mentions millions of eggs causing an infestation.

[sandworm101]

If anyone is interested in controlling parasites by playing with their reproduction, consider the "screwworm fence" down in Panama. Irradiated male screwworm flies are bred and released en masse, to mate with wild females to produce nonviable offspring and thereby halt the species spreading further north. It works so well that few have heard about it.