Article
Deep orange gene editing triggers temperature-sensitive lethal phenotypes in Ceratitis capitata.
BMC biotechnology - 1 Feb 2024
Sollazzo Germano, Nikolouli Katerina, Gouvi Georgia, Aumann Roswitha A, Schetelig Marc F, Bourtzis Kostas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a significant agricultural pest managed through area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) including a sterile insect technique (SIT) component. Male-only releases increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of SIT programs, which can be achieved through the development of genetic sexing strains (GSS). The most successful GSS developed to date...
Topics
- Animals
- Male
- Ceratitis capitata
- Gene Editing
- Temperature
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Pest Control, Biological
