Pheromones for Insect Control: Strategies and Successes

Lambda Red-Mediated Genetic Modification of the Insect EndosymbiontSodalis glossinidius

Applied and Environmental Microbiology ◽

10.1128/aem.02166-10 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 77 (5) ◽

pp. 1918-1920 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Mauricio H. Pontes ◽

Colin Dale

Keyword(s):

Genetic Modification ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Insect Control ◽

Sodalis Glossinidius ◽

Insect Symbionts

ABSTRACTIn the current study, we adapted and optimized the lambda Red recombineering strategy to genetically manipulate the fastidious insect endosymbiontSodalis glossinidius. This work greatly facilitates the application of genetics to the study of insect symbionts and should also prove useful in the context of long-awaited paratransgenic insect control strategies.

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Protection of the Forest: A Social and Economic Imperative

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc61378-5 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 61 (5) ◽

pp. 378-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jean-Claude Mercier

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Fire Protection ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Spruce Budworm ◽

Forest Products ◽

Well Being ◽

Insect Control ◽

The Public ◽

Public Pressure ◽

Economic Imperative

The forest products sector is a vital segment of Quebec's economy. Until recently this sector was supported by abundant resources Today, the situation has changed. Resource shortages could soon develop in certain regions. Even if forest management is increased to moderate these shortages, the necessity to protect the forest will not diminish. On the contrary, investments cannot be made without adequate protection programs.Protection programs are not new. Fire protection was initiated in the early 1950s and has since made considerable progress.Losses from the current spruce budworm epidemic support the necessity to protect forests from insects. Insect control strategies and techniques have improved and will continue to improve in response to public pressure concerning the use of chemicals in the forest. As foresters, our challenge is not only to protect the forest but to inform the public of the necessity of protection to maintain our economic and social well being.

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Growth and Yield of Young ‘Valencia’ Sweet Orange Trees Treated with Insecticides

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.44.3.686 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 686-687 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charles A. Powell ◽

Mark A. Ritenour ◽

Robert C. Bullock

Keyword(s):

Sweet Orange ◽

Control Strategies ◽

The Other ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Insect Control ◽

Yield Data ◽

Trunk Diameter ◽

Marketable Fruit ◽

Orange Trees

The trunk diameter of ‘Valencia’ sweet orange trees tested with seven insect control strategies was measured annually for the first 5 years after planting. Yield data (marketable fruit per tree) were collected after the fourth and fifth years. The insect control treatments were Admire (imidacloprid) applied at 12, 6, 3, or 2-month intervals; Temik (aldicarb) applied annually; Meta-Systox-R (oxydemeton-methyl) applied annually; or no insect control. Trunk diameter was significantly increased by Temik treatment at 1 and 2 years after planting. Six annual applications of Admire (at 2-month intervals) significantly increased trunk diameter 2 years after planting. None of the other treatments affected trunk diameters compared with the control. There were no trunk diameter differences among treatments at 3, 4, or 5 years after planting. Both Temik applied annually and Admire applied every other month or every 3 months significantly increased yield.

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