Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile
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 areas were recognized a...
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| author | Gregory. S. Simmons Melissa Cristal Salazar Sepulveda Edith Alejandra Fuentes Barrios Marcela Idalsoaga Villegas Raul Enrique Medina Jimenez Alvaro Rodrigo Garrido Jerez Ruth Henderson Hernán Donoso Riffo |
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| description | 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 areas were recognized as a challenge for effective control. In 2015, a SIT laboratory was established in Arica, Chile to evaluate its potential for urban control. Progress included the development and evaluation of artificial diets, a mass-rearing of 75,000 moths/week, confirmation of 150 Gy as an operational dose for inherited sterility, and releases of sterile moths in a 25 ha urban area next to fruit production areas. Season-long releases demonstrated that high overflooding ratios were achieved early in the season but decreased with a large increase in the wild moth population. Sterile moth quality was consistently high, and moths were observed living in the field up to 10 days and dispersing up to 800 m. Recommendations for further development of the SIT include conducting cage and field studies to evaluate overflooding ratios and mating competitiveness, measuring of infestation densities in release and no-release areas, and conducting trials to evaluate combining SIT with compatible integrated pest management (IPM) tactics such as fruit stripping and use of mating disruption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fea0b9de6fa64c2abc2e2c4b8bb2ae0f2023-11-21T16:38:16ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-04-0112537810.3390/insects12050378Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of ChileGregory. S. Simmons0Melissa Cristal Salazar Sepulveda1Edith Alejandra Fuentes Barrios2Marcela Idalsoaga Villegas3Raul Enrique Medina Jimenez4Alvaro Rodrigo Garrido Jerez5Ruth Henderson6Hernán Donoso Riffo7United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Salinas, CA 93905, USAServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileUnited States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, Salinas, CA 93905, USAServicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Santiago 8330336, ChileThe 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 areas were recognized as a challenge for effective control. In 2015, a SIT laboratory was established in Arica, Chile to evaluate its potential for urban control. Progress included the development and evaluation of artificial diets, a mass-rearing of 75,000 moths/week, confirmation of 150 Gy as an operational dose for inherited sterility, and releases of sterile moths in a 25 ha urban area next to fruit production areas. Season-long releases demonstrated that high overflooding ratios were achieved early in the season but decreased with a large increase in the wild moth population. Sterile moth quality was consistently high, and moths were observed living in the field up to 10 days and dispersing up to 800 m. Recommendations for further development of the SIT include conducting cage and field studies to evaluate overflooding ratios and mating competitiveness, measuring of infestation densities in release and no-release areas, and conducting trials to evaluate combining SIT with compatible integrated pest management (IPM) tactics such as fruit stripping and use of mating disruption.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/5/378grape pestsinvasive pestsmass-rearingartificial dietsarea-wide control |
| spellingShingle | Gregory. S. Simmons Melissa Cristal Salazar Sepulveda Edith Alejandra Fuentes Barrios Marcela Idalsoaga Villegas Raul Enrique Medina Jimenez Alvaro Rodrigo Garrido Jerez Ruth Henderson Hernán Donoso Riffo Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile Insects grape pests invasive pests mass-rearing artificial diets area-wide control |
| title | Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile |
| title_full | Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile |
| title_fullStr | Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile |
| title_short | Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, <i>Lobesia botrana,</i> in Urban Areas of Chile |
| title_sort | development of sterile insect technique for control of the european grapevine moth i lobesia botrana i in urban areas of chile |
| topic | grape pests invasive pests mass-rearing artificial diets area-wide control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/5/378 |
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