
Keywords: pink bollworm
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Transgenic cotton and sterile insect releases synergize eradication of pink bollworm a century after it invaded the United StatesB. E. Tabashnik, L. R. Liesner, P. C. Ellsworth, G. C. Unnithan, J. A. Fabrick, S. E. Naranjo, X. Li, T. J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, R. T. Staten and Y. Carrière, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118:e2019115118. 2020.![]() The program included releases of billions of sterile pink bollworm moths from airplanes and planting of cotton engineered to produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Analysis of computer simulations and 21 y of field data from Arizona indicate ... Keywords: APHIS, fruit-fly, genetic biocontrol, guidance, pink bollworm, policy, regulation, risk, sterile insect technique, transgenic insects, USDA |
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Use of Genetically Engineered Fruit Fly and Pink Bollworm in APHIS Plant Pest Control Programs: Final Environmental Impact Statement—October 2008USDA/APHIS, USDA/APHIS, 2008.![]() The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with several States and foreign countries, is proposing further development of genetically engineered fruit fly species and pink bollworm for use in various applications ... Keywords: APHIS, fruit-fly, genetic biocontrol, guidance, pink bollworm, policy, regulation, risk, sterile insect technique, transgenic insects, USDA |

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