Side effects of X‐ray irradiation on flight ability of Cydia pomonella moth

BACKGROUND The sterile insect technique (SIT) has proven to be an effective approach in managing the population of major invasive pests. Our previous studies showed that irradiation of Cydia pomonella males at a dosage of 366 Gy X‐rays resulted in complete sterility. However, the mating competitiven...

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Published in:	Pest management science Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 1940 - 1948
Main Authors:	Huang, Sheng‐Wang, Zhang, Jing‐Han, Wei, Zi‐Han, Yang, Xian‐Ming, Wang, Xing‐Ya, Yang, Xue‐Qing
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.04.2024 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adults Airspeed Butterflies & moths Competitiveness Cydia pomonella detrimental effect Females Flight flight ability Flight characteristics Gene regulation Insects Irradiation Males Mating moths Myosin myosin heavy chains Pest control Pests Polymerase chain reaction quantitative polymerase chain reaction Radiation Radiation dosage Radiation effects reverse transcription Side effects sterile insect technique Sterility Sterilization Sterilized organisms X-radiation X-rays X‐ray detrimental effect Cydia pomonella X-ray sterile insect technique flight ability
ISSN:	1526-498X, 1526-4998, 1526-4998
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