And in capsule form, it's that pupae -- that's the immature form of the insect -- were irradiated until they were sterile, grown to adulthood and then released from planes all over the Southwest, the Southeast and down into Mexico and into Central America literally by the hundreds of millions from little airplanes, eventually eliminating that terrible insect pest for most of the Western Hemisphere.
Kepompong berbentuk kapsul itu adalah serangga yang belum dewasa. Mereka disinari sampai menjadi mandul, kemudian tumbuh dewasa, dan dilepaskan dari atas pesawat di seluruh penjuru Barat Daya, arah Tenggara, turun ke Meksiko dan menuju Amerika Tengah. Beratus-ratus juta ekor dilepaskan dari pesawat-pesawat kecil, sehingga hama serangga yang jahat pun berhasil dibasmi di sebagian besar Bumi Belahan Barat.