Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications
Although most insect species have a beneficial role in the ecosystems, some of them represent major plant pests and disease vectors for livestock and humans. During the last six–seven decades, the sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used as part of area-wide integrated pest management strategies...
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| description | Although most insect species have a beneficial role in the ecosystems, some of them represent major plant pests and disease vectors for livestock and humans. During the last six–seven decades, the sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used as part of area-wide integrated pest management strategies to suppress, contain, locally eradicate or prevent the (re)invasion of insect pest populations and disease vectors worldwide. This Special Issue on “Sterile insect technique (SIT) and its applications”, which consists of 27 manuscripts (7 reviews and 20 original research articles), provides an update on the research and development efforts in this area. The manuscripts report on all the different components of the SIT package including mass-rearing, development of genetic sexing strains, irradiation, quality control as well as field trials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d708f0776cce4889a510203a31001abd2023-11-22T04:04:47ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-07-0112763810.3390/insects12070638Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its ApplicationsKostas Bourtzis0Marc J. B. Vreysen1Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, A-2444 Seibersdorf, AustriaInsect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, A-2444 Seibersdorf, AustriaAlthough most insect species have a beneficial role in the ecosystems, some of them represent major plant pests and disease vectors for livestock and humans. During the last six–seven decades, the sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used as part of area-wide integrated pest management strategies to suppress, contain, locally eradicate or prevent the (re)invasion of insect pest populations and disease vectors worldwide. This Special Issue on “Sterile insect technique (SIT) and its applications”, which consists of 27 manuscripts (7 reviews and 20 original research articles), provides an update on the research and development efforts in this area. The manuscripts report on all the different components of the SIT package including mass-rearing, development of genetic sexing strains, irradiation, quality control as well as field trials.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/7/638area wide pest managementinsect pest controlvector controlfruit fliestsetse fliesmosquitoes |
| spellingShingle | Kostas Bourtzis Marc J. B. Vreysen Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications Insects area wide pest management insect pest control vector control fruit flies tsetse flies mosquitoes |
| title | Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications |
| title_full | Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications |
| title_fullStr | Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications |
| title_short | Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications |
| title_sort | sterile insect technique sit and its applications |
| topic | area wide pest management insect pest control vector control fruit flies tsetse flies mosquitoes |
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