STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE: A MODEL FOR DOSE OPTIMIZATION FOR IMPROVED STERILE INSECT QUALITY
By Andrew G. Parker, K. Mehta. 2007
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Abstract The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly pest control technique with application in the area-wide integrated control of key pests, including the suppression or elimination of introduced populations and the exclusion of new introductions. Reproductive sterility is normally induced by ionizing radiation, a convenient and consistent method that maintains a reasonable degree of competitiveness in the released insects. The cost and effectiveness of a control program integrating the SIT depend on the balance between sterility and competitiveness, but it appears that current operational programs with an SIT component are not achieving an appropriate balance. In this paper we discuss optimization of the sterilization process and present a simple model and procedure for determining the optimum dose.
Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science
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- Synergizing biological control: scope for sterile insect technique, induced plant defences and cultural techniques to enhance natural enemy impact. (2010, background): “A drawback, however, is that SIT can be expensive, especially when used against dense or widely dispersed pest populations (Parker and Mehta, 2007).”
- Environmentally sustainable pest control options for Drosophila suzukii (2018, background): “This is important for species in which irradiation reduces fitness, making the sterile males less competitive than their fertile wild- type counterparts (Parker & Mehta, 2007; Pedigo, 2002).”