what are the benefits and drawbacks of the following:

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genetic engineering
biological control
insect birth control through sterlization
insect sex attractments( pheromones)
insect hormones
food radiation
integrated pest management

Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words " genetic engineering" to get these possible sources:

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/genetic-engineering
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/global-action-for-a-global-pro
http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/gedanger.htm
http://www.safe-food.org/-issue/ge.html
http://tiki.oneworld.net/genetics/home.html

You can do similar searches for your other terms.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

I suggest you do a Google search on each of the above terms.