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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 MexicoA. Martín-Park, A. Che-Mendoza, Y. Contreras-Perera, S. Pérez-Carrillo, H. Puerta-Guardo, J. Villegas-Chim, G. Guillermo-May, A. Medina-Barreiro, H. Delfín-González, R. Méndez-Vales, S. Vázquez-Narvaez, J. Palacio-Vargas, F. Correa-Morales, G. Ayora-Tal, PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16:e0010324. 2022.![]() We implemented a controlled before-and-after quasi-experimental study in two suburban localities of Yucatan (Mexico): San Pedro Chimay (SPC), which received IIT-SIT, and San Antonio Tahdzibichén used as control. Release of wAlbB Ae. aegypti males at SPC extended for 6 months ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Quality Control Methods for Aedes albopictus Sterile Male TransportationG. D. Mastronikolos, A. Kapranas, G. K. Balatsos, C. Ioannou, D. P. Papachristos, P. G. Milonas, A. Puggioli, I. Pajović, D. Petrić, R. Bellini, A. Michaelakis and N. T. Papadopoulos, Insects, 2022.![]() Genetic based mosquito control methods have been gaining ground in recent years for their potential to achieve effective suppression or replacement of vector populations without hampering environments or causing any public health risk. These methods require the mass rearing of ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Temporal Viability of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Eggs Using Two Hygroscopic Substances as Preservatives under a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Program in Southern MexicoE. N. Martínez-García, E. E. Díaz-González, C. F. Marina, J. G. Bond, J. J. Rodríguez-Rojas, G. Ponce-García, R. M. Sánchez-Casas and I. Fernández-Salas, Insects, 13. 2021.![]() Dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases have dramatically increased over the last decades. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) has been successfully used as part of integrated pest strategies to control populations of insect-plant and livestock pests and is currently being tested as ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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The Possible Role of Microorganisms in Mosquito Mass RearingL. Chersoni, A. Checcucci, M. Malfacini, A. Puggioli, F. Balestrino, M. Carrieri, I. Piunti, M. L. Dindo, P. Mattarelli and R. Bellini, Insects, 12. 2021.![]() In Europe, one of the most significant mosquitoes of public health importance is Aedes albopictus (Skuse), an allochthonous species of Asian origin. One of the most promising control methods against Aedes albopictus is the sterile insect technique (SIT), which consists of mass ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Evaluating Flight Performance of Mass-Reared and Irradiated Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) for Sterile Insect TechniqueJ. Reger, J. A. Wenger, G. Brar, C. Burks and H. Wilson, Journal of Economic Entomology, 2021.![]() Navel orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) is a key pest of almonds and pistachios in California. Moths directly infest nuts which leads to reduced crop yield and quality, and infestation can predispose nuts to fungal pathogens that produce aflatoxins. While several ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, Lobesia botrana, in Urban Areas of ChileG. S. Simmons, M. C. Salazar Sepulveda, E. A. Fuentes Barrios, M. Idalsoaga Villegas, R. E. Medina Jimenez, A. R. Garrido Jerez, R. Henderson and H. Donoso Riffo, Insects, 12. 2021.![]() The European grapevine moth, a Palearctic pest, was first detected in the Americas in 2008. Its establishment in Chile presented production and export issues for grapes and other fruits, and a national control campaign was launched. Urban areas next to agricultural production ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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The Insect Pest Control Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme: Ten Years (2010–2020) of Research and Development, Achievements and Challenges in Support of the Sterile Insect TechniqueM. J. B. Vreysen, A. M. M. Abd-Alla, K. Bourtzis, J. Bouyer, C. Caceres, C. de Beer, D. Oliveira Carvalho, H. Maiga, W. Mamai, K. Nikolouli, H. Yamada and R. Pereira, Insects, 12. 2021.![]() The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre (formerly called Division) of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture was established in 1964 and its accompanying laboratories in 1961. One of its subprograms deals with insect pest control, and has the mandate to develop and implement the sterile ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Sterile Insect Technique in an Integrated Vector Management Program against Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in the Valencia Region (Spain): Operating Procedures and Quality Control ParametersC. Tur, D. Almenar, S. Benlloch-Navarro, R. Argilés-Herrero, M. Zacarés, V. Dalmau and I. Pla, Insects, 12. 2021.![]() The Agriculture Department of the Valencian Region is promoting an ongoing pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of an integrated vector management program (IVM) based on the use of the SIT as the main method of control. The laboratory studies for evaluating the entomological ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Temperature-Sensitive Lethal Genetic Sexing Strain in Support of Sterile Insect Technique ApplicationsM. F. Porras, J. S. Meza, E. G. Rajotte, K. Bourtzis and C. Caceres, Journal of Economic Entomology, 113:2688-2694. 2021.![]() We present the first evidence that this slower development is due to a different gene, here namely slow development (sd), which is closely linked to the tsl gene. Taking advantage of recombination phenomena between the two loci, we report the isolation of a novel temperature ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |
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Twenty-five Years of Research Experience with the Sterile Insect Technique and Area-Wide Management of Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), in CanadaH. M. A. Thistlewood and G. J. R. Judd, Insects, 10:292. 2019.![]() The advent of novel genetic methods has led to renewed interest in the sterile insect technique (SIT) for management of insect pests, owing to applications in mass rearing and in the production of sterile offspring without use of irradiation. An area-wide management programme for ... Keywords: area-wide management, Cydia pomonella, diapause, Ecology, fruit damage, lepidoptera, mass rearing, mating disruption, overflooding, pheromone, quality control, sterile insect technique |

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