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SUBMITTER: Morrison NI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3514271 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morrison Neil I NI Simmons Gregory S GS Fu Guoliang G O'Connell Sinead S Walker Adam S AS Dafa'alla Tarig T Walters Michelle M Claus John J Tang Guolei G Jin Li L Marubbi Thea T Epton Matthew J MJ Harris Claire L CL Staten Robert T RT Miller Ernest E Miller Thomas A TA Alphey Luke L
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The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environmentally friendly method of pest control in which insects are mass-produced, irradiated and released to mate with wild counterparts. SIT has been used to control major pest insects including the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders), a global pest of cotton. Transgenic technology has the potential to overcome disadvantages associated with the SIT, such as the damaging effects of radiation on released insects. A method called RIDL (Relea ...[more]