Sterility of Cydia pomonella by X ray irradiation as an alternative to gamma radiation for the sterile insect technique
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000323
Abstract: Abstract The codling moth Cydia pomonella is a major pest of global significance impacting pome fruits and walnuts. It threatens the apple industry in the Loess Plateau and Bohai Bay in China. Sterile insect technique… read more here.
Keywords: insect technique; cydia pomonella; radiation; pomonella ... See more keywords
Semiochemical mediated enhancement of males to complement sterile insect technique in management of the tephritid pest Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13843-w
Abstract: Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), is the most significant pest of Australia’s $9 billion horticulture industry. The sterile insect technique (SIT) and cue-lure (a synthetic analogue of raspberry ketone (RK))-based male annihilation technique (MAT)… read more here.
Keywords: technique; tryoni; sterile insect; bactrocera tryoni ... See more keywords
A control strategy for the Sterile Insect Technique using exponentially decreasing releases to avoid the hair-trigger effect
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DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/2023018
Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a control strategy for applying the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to eliminate the population of Aedes mosquitoes which are vectors of various deadly diseases like dengue, zika, chikungunya... in a… read more here.
Keywords: hair trigger; effect; insect technique; strategy ... See more keywords
Mass Rearing, Quality Parameters, and Bioconversion in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) for Sterile Insect Technique Purposes
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa022
Abstract: Abstract The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, has emerged as a major invasive insect pest of small and stone fruits in both the Americas and Europe in the last decade. Females oviposit in ripening… read more here.
Keywords: sterile insect; suzukii; insect technique; rearing quality ... See more keywords
Optimising irradiation dose in mass‐produced Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, for sterile insect release: the incorporation of residual effects on F1 progeny
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DOI: 10.1111/eea.12538
Abstract: The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a potential tool for the management and eradication of incursions of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Mass‐produced B. tryoni are irradiated during the pupal stage to… read more here.
Keywords: irradiation; tryoni; sterile insect; irradiation dose ... See more keywords
Remating in Ceratitis capitata sterile males: Implications in sterile insect technique programmes
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DOI: 10.1111/jen.12925
Abstract: Sterile insect technique (SIT) is used, among other biological control tools, as a sustainable measure for the management of Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) in many agricultural regions where this pest can trigger severe economic… read more here.
Keywords: ceratitis capitata; sterile insect; sterile males; insect technique ... See more keywords
Tephritid-microbial interactions to enhance fruit fly performance in sterile insect technique programs
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1650-0
Abstract: The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is being applied for the management of economically important pest fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a number of countries worldwide. The success and cost effectiveness of SIT depends upon the… read more here.
Keywords: sterile insect; fruit; insect technique; fruit fly ... See more keywords
Pilot trial using mass field-releases of sterile males produced with the incompatible and sterile insect techniques as part of integrated Aedes aegypti control in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010324
Abstract: Background The combination of Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) and radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) can be used for population suppression of Aedes aegypti. Our main objective was to evaluate whether open-field mass-releases of wAlbB-infected… read more here.
Keywords: sit; control; aegypti; field ... See more keywords
Development of the Sterile Insect Technique to control the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) in Sri Lanka
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265244
Abstract: Background The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is presently being tested to control dengue in several countries. SIT aims to cause the decline of the target insect population through the release of a sufficient number of… read more here.
Keywords: dengue; control; sterile insect; aegypti ... See more keywords
Medfly Gut Microbiota and Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique: Similarities and Differences of Klebsiella oxytoca and Enterobacter sp. AA26 Probiotics during the Larval and Adult Stages of the VIENNA 8D53+ Genetic Sexing Strain
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02064
Abstract: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a major agricultural pest worldwide. The development of genetic sexing strains (GSSs) for this species that allows male-only sterile insects releases has boosted the effectiveness of the environmental… read more here.
Keywords: oxytoca; insect technique; adult; sterile insect ... See more keywords
Sterile Insect Technique in an Integrated Vector Management Program against Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in the Valencia Region (Spain): Operating Procedures and Quality Control Parameters
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DOI: 10.3390/insects12030272
Abstract: Simple Summary The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) is an invasive species responsible for the transmission of arboviruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The rapid expansion of this species globally is the… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito; sterile insect; control; insect technique ... See more keywords