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First case of successful eradication of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), using the sterile insect technique

This paper presents the first case of the successful eradication of a Coleoptera pest species over a wide area using a combination of male annihilation technique (MAT) and sterile insect technique (SIT) application. The sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius, is one of the most destructive and widel...

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Autores principales: Himuro, Chihiro, Kohama, Tsuguo, Matsuyama, Takashi, Sadoyama, Yasutsune, Kawamura, Futoshi, Honma, Atsushi, Ikegawa, Yusuke, Haraguchi, Dai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35551267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267728