First case of successful eradication of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), using the sterile insect technique

First case of successful eradication of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), using the sterile insect technique

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This paper presents the first case of the successful eradication of a Coleoptera pest species over a wide area using a combination of male annihilation technique (MAT) and sterile insect technique (SIT) application. The sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius, is one of the most destructive and widel...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Himuro, Tsuguo Kohama, Takashi Matsuyama, Yasutsune Sadoyama, Futoshi Kawamura, Atsushi Honma, Yusuke Ikegawa, Dai Haraguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098069/?tool=EBI

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