The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

PK Dearden, NJ Gemmell, OR Mercier… - Journal of the Royal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Genetic technologies such as gene editing and gene drive systems have recently emerged
as potential tools for pest control. Gene drives, in particular, have been described as …

The sterile insect technique: success and perspectives in the Neotropics

D Pérez-Staples, F Díaz-Fleischer, P Montoya - Neotropical entomology, 2021 - Springer
The sterile insect technique (SIT), an environmentally friendly means of control, is currently
used against plant, animal, and human pests under the area-wide integrated pest …

CRISPR/Cas9-based split homing gene drive targeting doublesex for population suppression of the global fruit pest Drosophila suzukii

AK Yadav, C Butler, A Yamamoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic-based methods offer environmentally friendly species-specific approaches for
control of insect pests. One method, CRISPR homing gene drive that target genes essential …

A confinable female-lethal population suppression system in the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae

AL Smidler, JJ Pai, RA Apte, HM Sánchez C… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Malaria is among the world's deadliest diseases, predominantly affecting Sub-Saharan
Africa and killing over half a million people annually. Controlling the principal vector, the …

Towards the genetic control of invasive species

T Harvey-Samuel, T Ant, L Alphey - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Invasive species remain one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. Their control would
be enhanced through the development of more effective and sustainable pest management …

Suppression of female fertility in Aedes aegypti with a CRISPR-targeted male-sterile mutation

J Chen, J Luo, Y Wang, AS Gurav… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Aedes aegypti spread devastating viruses such as dengue, which causes disease among
100 to 400 million people annually. A potential approach to control mosquito disease …

Review of research advances in the screwworm eradication program over the past 25 years

MJ Scott, C Concha, JB Welch… - Entomologia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
New World screwworms, C ochliomyia hominivorax (C oquerel)(D iptera: C alliphoridae: C
hrysomyinae), are devastating pests of warm‐blooded animals that cause significant …

Agricultural production: assessment of the potential use of Cas9-mediated gene drive systems for agricultural pest control

MJ Scott, F Gould, M Lorenzen, N Grubbs… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
To highlight how gene drives could be useful for control of agricultural insect pests, we
selected species that are pests of animals (New World screwworm), plants (spotted wing …

Comparative multi‐tissue analyses identify testis‐specific serine/threonine protein kinase (TSSK) genes involved in male fertility in the melon fly Zeugodacus …

XD Zhai, SY Zhang, D Chen, WJ Li… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Zeugodacus cucurbitae is an agricultural pest species with robust
reproductive capabilities capable of causing extensive damage. The advent of novel male …

Sex sorting for pest control: it's raining men!

C Lutrat, D Giesbrecht, E Marois, S Whyard… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
In the pursuit of better pest-and vector-control strategies, attention returns to an old proven
technology, the sterile insect technique (SIT) and related insect population-suppression …