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Entomology
Peter L. Lo, David J. Rogers, James T. S. Walker, Bruce H. Abbott, Timothy F. Vandervoet, Anna Kokeny, Rachael M. Horner, D. Maxwell Suckling
Summary: This study compared the recapture rate of sterile moths released by different methods, with the hexacopter having the highest recapture rate followed by bicycle, vehicle, and plane. Wind-borne horizontal drift was investigated as a possible explanation for the difference in recaptures between the two aircraft delivery systems. The advantages and disadvantages of each moth delivery method were discussed.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Yusuke Ikegawa, Koichi Ito, Chihiro Himuro, Atsushi Honma
Summary: Research has shown that in different mating systems of insects, bisexual release is most effective for swarm-type mating systems, while for scramble-type mating systems, it depends on the difference in female searching ability between sterile and wild males. The net impact of sterile females depends on the difference in sexual performance between wild and sterile males.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Serafima Davydova, Junru Liu, Nikolay P. Kandul, W. Evan Braswell, Omar S. Akbari, Angela Meccariello
Summary: This study demonstrates a method for early detection of fruit fly gender by using fluorescent markers specific to certain genes, allowing for accurate separation of males and females. This method, which is independent of antibiotics and temperature, can be applied to other non-model fruit fly pests and is of great significance for pest population control.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Entomology
Ignacio Pla, Jaime Garcia de Oteyza, Carlos Tur, Miguel Angel Martinez, Maria Carmen Laurin, Ester Alonso, Marta Martinez, Angel Martin, Roman Sanchis, Maria Carmen Navarro, Maria Teresa Navarro, Rafael Argiles, Marta Briasco, Oscar Dembilio, Vicente Dalmau
Summary: The Mediterranean fruit fly is a destructive pest in the fruit-growing areas, especially affecting citrus in the Valencian Community. By implementing an area-wide integrated pest management program, primarily using the sterile insect technique, there has been a significant reduction in the use of insecticides and an increase in citrus and fresh fruit exports.
Article
Entomology
Germano Sollazzo, Georgia Gouvi, Katerina Nikolouli, Elena I. Cancio Martinez, Marc F. Schetelig, Kostas Bourtzis
Summary: The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) is a major agricultural pest worldwide, and the sterile insect technique (SIT) is used to control its populations. This study evaluated the temperature sensitivity of 27 medfly strains through a temperature-sensitive lethal test (TSLT). Significant differences were found among the strains in terms of egg hatching and adult recovery rates. These findings are important for SIT applications and climate change.
Article
Entomology
Joshua Reger, Jacob A. Wenger, Gurreet Brar, Charles Burks, Houston Wilson
Summary: Research on using sterile insect technique (SIT) to control navel orangeworm found that mass-rearing conditions reduce flight capacity, while irradiation interacts with moths in a sex-specific manner.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Mehrdad Ahmadi, Shiva Osouli, Adly Mohamed Mohamed Abd-Alla, Nadia Kalantarian
Summary: Through experiments, it was found that irradiated males (IM) were as competitive as non-irradiated males (NM) within the dose range of 80-100 Gy of gamma radiation, and mating with IM resulted in significantly lower egg production and hatching rates in Mediterranean fruit flies compared to mating with NM.
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Carlos F. Marina, Pablo Liedo, J. Guillermo Bond, Adriana R. Osorio, Javier Valle, Roberto Angulo-Kladt, Yeudiel Gomez-Simuta, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Ariane Dor, Trevor Williams
Summary: The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a method to reduce mosquito-transmitted diseases by releasing sterile male insects. In a pilot-scale trial in southern Mexico, it was found that the number of sterile males captured using ground release was higher compared to aerial release from a drone. However, the use of a drone for release was quicker, covered a larger area, and required fewer technicians. Future studies should focus on modifying handling and transport methods to improve the efficiency of aerial releases.
Article
Entomology
Stefania Smargiassi, Alberto Masoni, Filippo Frizzi, Paride Balzani, Elisa Desiato, Giovanni Benelli, Angelo Canale, Giacomo Santini
Summary: The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture poses a serious threat to the environment, and implementing biological control methods is a global challenge. This study found that semiochemicals released by two Mediterranean ant species can deter the occurrence of a harmful fruit pest. The results suggest that ant-borne semiochemicals can trigger avoidance behavior in fruit flies, providing insights for developing low-impact agricultural pest control methods.
Article
Parasitology
Danilo O. Carvalho, Rachel Morreale, Steven Stenhouse, Daniel A. Hahn, Maylen Gomez, Aaron Lloyd, David Hoel
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique in suppressing the population of Aedes aegypti and identifies the biological parameters for the technique. The findings provide a foundation for the operational phase of mosquito population suppression.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Flavia Jofre Barud, Maria Pia Gomez, Maria Josefina Ruiz, Guillermo E. Bachmann, Lucia Goane, Diego F. Segura, Natalia Lara, Fernando Murua, Alejandro Asfennato, Erica Gomez, Cynthia Ruiz, Esteban Garavelli, Maria Teresa Vera, Maria Liza Lopez
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of essential oils from non-host plants native to Argentina on the sexual competitiveness of sterile Mediterranean fruit fly males. The results showed that the essential oil from Schinus polygama increased the mating success of the sterile males and made them more likely to locate and defend the pheromone-calling territory.
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2023)
Review
Entomology
Giulia Giunti, Giovanni Benelli, Orlando Campolo, Angelo Canale, Apostolos Kapranas, Pablo Liedo, Marc De Meyer, David Nestel, Luca Ruiu, Francesca Scolari, Xingeng Wang, Nikos T. Papadopoulos
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of the currently available tools, devices and approaches used to monitor and control medfly populations worldwide, emphasizing the importance of understanding its biology and ecology in addressing population management challenges.
ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Marta Catala-Oltra, Elena Llacer, Oscar Dembilio, Ignacio Pla, Alberto Urbaneja, Meritxell Perez-Hedo
Summary: The research found that the majority of mass-reared Vienna-8 sterile males were able to remate within 24 hours after the first mating, with 55% remating again the following day. Around 25% of Vienna-8 sterile males tended to copulate in all four mating opportunities. Analysis confirmed an effective transfer of Vienna-8 sperm to wild females in almost all copulations.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos Caceres, Kostas Bourtzis, Georgia Gouvi, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Nanwintoum Severin Bimbile Somda, Martina Hejnickova, Frantisek Marec, Jose S. Meza
Summary: A novel medfly GSS based on a viable homozygous T(XX;AA) translocation has been developed, allowing genetic refreshment through mating with wild males. It has similar rearing efficiency and mating competitiveness as commonly used genetic sexing strains, but its advantage lies in easy genetic refreshment, enhancing the effectiveness of operational SIT programs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Yair Contreras-Navarro, Heliodoro Luis-Alvarez, Guadalupe Garcia-Coapio, Refugio Hernandez, Salvador Flores, Pablo Montoya
Summary: The article discusses the importance of insect quality in programs using the sterile insect technique, and introduces a new alternative method for evaluating adult flier parameters, called the AF-device. The results of the study indicate that using the AF-device can provide reliable quality control parameter evaluation during the process of packing and releasing sterile insects.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Darija Lemic, Hugo A. Benitez, Mario Bjelis, Rodrigo Ordenes-Claveria, Pave Nincevic, Katarina M. Mikac, Ivana Pajac Zivkovic
ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Darija Lemic, Mario Bjelis, Pave Nincevic, Ivana Pajac Zivkovic, Luka Popovic, Helena Viric Gasparic, Hugo A. Benitez
Summary: The study found sexual dimorphism in wing shape among medfly populations, with host plants influencing wing shape and conditioning variability. There was significant variability between laboratory-reared sterile individuals and wild populations, and high phenotypic plasticity was observed across study sites for medfly populations.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Darija Lemic, Helena Viric Gasparic, Patricija Majcenic, Ivana Pajac Zivkovic, Mario Bjelis, Manuel J. Suazo, Margarita Correa, Jordan Hernandez, Hugo A. Benitez
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the morphological variability of the box tree moth from Croatia and assess its invasive characteristics, flight potential, and risk of further spread. The results revealed significant differences in wing shapes between populations from different geographical locations, as well as subtle wing shape sexual dimorphism.
Article
Entomology
Mario Bjelis, Ivana Buljubasic, Zeljkica Ostrkapa Medurecan
BULLETIN OF INSECTOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Agronomy
Tatjana Masten Milek, Mario Bjelis, Mladen Simala
CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2008)
Article
Agronomy
Mario Bjelis, Tatjana Masten Milek, Mladen Simala
CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2008)