[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 Annex Hall1

Chair: Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga (South African Sugarcane Research Institute)

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9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

[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))

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

[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))

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

[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 Zulu^1,2, Basil Desmond Brooke^1,2, Maria Kaiser^1,2, Lizette L Koekemoer^2,1 (1. National Institute for Communicable Diseases (South Africa), 2. Wits Research Institute for Malaria (South Africa))

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

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

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

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[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 Paulo^1,2, 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))

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[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))

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

[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))

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[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 Singh^1,2, 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))

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