Session Details

[14-3]Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Applications for Area-wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM)

Mon. Aug 26, 2024 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM JST
Mon. Aug 26, 2024 12:45 AM - 2:45 AM UTC
Annex Hall1
Chair: Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga (South African Sugarcane Research Institute)

[14-3-01]Effect on sterility and flight ability of Ceratitus capitata irradiated with X-ray as an alternative to gamma irradiation for the sterile insect technique

*Desmond Edward Conlong1, Jerome Johnson2, Ghian DuToit2, Hilton Asia2, Lawrence Malinga3 (1. University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), 2. FruitFly Africa (South Africa), 3. South African Sugarcane Research Institute (South Africa))

[14-3-02]Applicability of Rhodamine-B for Mark, Release, and Recapture of Gamma-Irradiated Males Aedes aegypti: Persistence, Dispersal, and Its Effect on Survival

*Beni Ernawan1, Hadian Iman Sasmita1, Tri Ramadhani2, Sunaryo Sunaryo2, Mujiyanto Mujiyanto2, Alfa Putra Benariva3, Hidayat Yorianta Sasaerila3 (1. Research Center for Radiation Process Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN) (Indonesia), 2. Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN) (Indonesia), 3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University Al Azhar Indonesia (Indonesia))

[14-3-03]Experience and Lessons Learnt on the Application of SIT against the Primary Vector Anopheles arabiensis in South Africa

*Givemore Munhenga1, Thabo Mashatola1, Leonard C Dandalo1, Pinky Manana1, Dumsani Dlamini2, Nondumiso Mabaso2, Michael Samuel2, Nonhlahla Lindiwe Ntoyi2, Leanne N Lobb2, Oliver Richard Wood2, Power B Tshikae1, Eunice Jamesboy1, Windy Sekgele2, Witness Ramashia2, Malibongwe Zulu1,2, Basil Desmond Brooke1,2, Maria Kaiser1,2, Lizette L Koekemoer2,1 (1. National Institute for Communicable Diseases (South Africa), 2. Wits Research Institute for Malaria (South Africa))

[14-3-04]Simulating Millions of Mosquitos Using Cutting Edge Continuous-Space Modeling Techniques

*Samuel Evans Champer1 (1. Cornell University (United States of America))

[14-3-05]A Study in Ebony: Functional genomics evidence linking the ebony gene to the black pupae phenotype in tephritid fruit flies

*Daniel Fernando Paulo1,2, Sheina Biason Sim2, Scott Michael Geib2 (1. Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, UH Manoa (United States of America), 2. USDA-ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (United States of America))

[14-3-06]Comparing gamma and X-ray irradiation for the sterilization of Thaumatotibia leucotreta in a commercial SIT programme

*Megan Mulcahy1, Sean Thackeray1, Charlene Scott2, Chesne Geldenhuys2 (1. River Bioscience (South Africa), 2. XSIT (South Africa))

[14-3-07]Population suppression with dominant female-lethal alleles is boosted by homing gene drive

*Jinyu Zhu1, Jingheng Chen1, Yiran Liu1, Xuejiao Xu1, Jackson Champer1 (1. Peking University (China))

[14-3-08]Effect of X-ray irradiation on the sterility of Eldana saccharina for the sterile insect technique in sugarcane

*Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga1, Samara Singh1,2, Christopher Weldon2, Desmond Conlong3 (1. South African Sugarcane Research Institute (South Africa), 2. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria (South Africa), 3. Department of Conservation Ecology & Entomology, Stellenbosch University (South Africa))