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Conditional embryonic lethality to improve the sterile insect technique in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

BACKGROUND: The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method used in area-wide pest management of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann; Diptera: Tephritidae). Ionizing radiation used to generate reproductive sterility in the mass-reared populations before rel...

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Autores principales: Schetelig, Marc F, Caceres, Carlos, Zacharopoulou, Antigone, Franz, Gerald, Wimmer, Ernst A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19173707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-7-4