This sort of density-responsive reproductive cycle is reminiscent of the asexual reproduction of sporocysts or rediae in larval trematode infections of snails.
The state instead opted to try the voluntary introduction of millions of radiation-sterilized medflies to interrupt the reproductive cycle and control the population.
Species can either be semelparous, meaning they have a single reproductive cycle before dying, or iteroparous, meaning they have multiple reproductive episodes throughout their lifetime.