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Development and evaluation of improved strains of insect pests for sterile insect technique (SIT) applications

Published: jeu, 23 Jui 2016, 10:15
Last updated: mar, 14 Jul 2020, 11:06
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an increasingly important component of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes for certain key insect pests. The use of this technology is meeting the needs of countries as they deal with the impact of globalization and climate change on the increasing problem of invasive pest species. The SIT has the ability to eradicate new outbreaks of pests to prevent their establishment. Among the major threats to agricultural production and trade are fruit flies and Lepidoptera pests and these are major targets for ongoing and future SIT programmes. Links provided are leading to the final proceedings of the Coordinated Research Projects (CRP) on SITs. URL: http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/crp/ipc-improved-strains-sit.html http://bmcgenet.biomedcentral.com/articles/supplements/volume-15-supplement-2
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  • FAO/IAEA
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Tags:
  • Advocacy
  • Pest information
  • Databases
  • Specific pest control manual
  • Diagnostic protocol