Insect transgenesis applied to tephritid pest control

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 820-831

  Scolari, F ^a   Schetelig, M F ^b   Gabrieli, P ^a   Siciliano, P ^a   Gomulski, L M ^a   Karam, N ^a   Wimmer, E A ^b   Malacrida, A R ^a   Gasperi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fruit flies; Monitoring; Risk assessment; SIT; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

ANASTREPHA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 58149177075     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01347.x     Document Type: Review

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