[14-22] Sterile Insect Technique (SIT): promoting operational success across programs and irradiation platforms

[14-22-01] A new target of SIT in Okinawa, Japan: West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus. Its reproductive biology.

*Chihiro Himuro^1,2,3, Tsuyoshi Ohishi⁴, Takashi Matsuyama⁵, Yusuke Ikegawa^1,2,3, Atsushi Honma^1,2,3, Norikuni Kumano⁶ (1. Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center (Japan), 2. Ryukyu Sankei Co., Ltd. (Japan), 3. University of the Ryukyus (Japan), 4. Okinawa Prefecture Forest Resources Research Center; Nago (Japan), 5. Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center; Itoman (Japan), 6. Laboratory of Insect Ecology, Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (Japan))