Facilitating control of Queensland fruit fly and other insect pests

促进昆士兰果蝇和其他害虫的控制

• 批准号: DE230100377
• 负责人: Dr Amanda Choo
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2023-01-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE230100377
• 关键词: Facilitating; control; Queensland; fruit; fly

This project aims to address the need for a Queensland fruit fly male-only sterile release strain for the national Sterile Insect Technique program to control this devastating Australian horticulture pest. By combining two molecular technologies in a new strain that responds to temperature cues to trigger development of only male flies, this project expects to produce twice as many sterile males for release to mate with wild females in fruit fly outbreak areas, preventing production of the next generation. Expected outcomes include significant reduction in production costs and increased efficiency of the national sterile release program, facilitating control of this damaging pest to protect Australia's billion dollar horticultural industry.

该项目旨在满足国家昆虫不育技术计划对昆士兰果蝇雄性不育释放菌株的需求，以控制这种毁灭性的澳大利亚园艺害虫。通过将两种分子技术结合到一种新品系中，该品系可对温度信号作出反应，从而仅触发雄性果蝇的发育，该项目预计将生产两倍数量的不育雄性果蝇，并释放到果蝇爆发地区与野生雌性交配，从而防止产生下一个果蝇。一代。预期成果包括显着降低生产成本并提高国家无菌释放计划的效率，促进对这种破坏性害虫的控制，以保护澳大利亚价值数十亿美元的园艺产业。