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The utility of microsatellite DNA markers for the evaluation of area-wide integrated pest management using SIT for the fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), control programs in Thailand.
Genetica - 1 Jan 2011
Aketarawong Nidchaya, Chinvinijkul Suksom, Orankanok Watchreeporn, Guglielmino Carmela Rosalba, Franz Gerald, Malacrida Anna Rodolfa, Thanaphum Sujinda
Abstract excerpt
The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), is a key pest that causes reduction of the crop yield within the international fruit market. Fruit flies have been suppressed by two Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management programs in Thailand using Sterile Insect Technique (AW-IPM-SIT) since the late 1980s and the early 2000s. The projects' planning and evaluation usually rely on information from pest status,...
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