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    Genetic Manipulation of Pests & Behavioral Control

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    This document discusses genetic and behavioral control methods for pest insects. It describes the sterile male technique which involves sterilizing male insects and releasing them to mate with wild females, preventing reproduction. It also discusses the use of semiochemicals like repellents, attractants, and pheromones. Repellents deter insects while attractants can be used to detect, monitor, or trap pest populations by confusing their mating behaviors. Behavioral control methods aim to modify insect behaviors without directly killing them.

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    This document discusses genetic and behavioral control methods for pest insects. It describes the sterile male technique which involves sterilizing male insects and releasing them to mate with wild females, preventing reproduction. It also discusses the use of semiochemicals like repellents, attractants, and pheromones. Repellents deter insects while attractants can be used to detect, monitor, or trap pest populations by confusing their mating behaviors. Behavioral control methods aim to modify insect behaviors without directly killing them.

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    This document discusses genetic and behavioral control methods for pest insects. It describes the sterile male technique which involves sterilizing male insects and releasing them to mate with wild females, preventing reproduction. It also discusses the use of semiochemicals like repellents, attractants, and pheromones. Repellents deter insects while attractants can be used to detect, monitor, or trap pest populations by confusing their mating behaviors. Behavioral control methods aim to modify insect behaviors without directly killing them.

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    Genetic Manipulation of Pests & Behavioral Control

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    This document discusses genetic and behavioral control methods for pest insects. It describes the sterile male technique which involves sterilizing male insects and releasing them to mate with wild females, preventing reproduction. It also discusses the use of semiochemicals like repellents, attractants, and pheromones. Repellents deter insects while attractants can be used to detect, monitor, or trap pest populations by confusing their mating behaviors. Behavioral control methods aim to modify insect behaviors without directly killing them.

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    GENETIC

    MANIPULATION OF
    PESTS
    Sterile male technique
    - male of insects are caught
    and subjected to
    Genetic control sterilization which are then
    - involves released in the field to
    manipulation of compete with the wild
    genetic make-up population (non-sterile) in
    mating with the females;
    of insects through since the female fly, mates
    chemical only once, mating with
    sterilization or sterile males results in
    gamma radiation females producing infertile
    eggs thus, eventually
    population dies out

    ex. fruitfly control in Guimaras


    island
    Use of Sterile Male Insects

    Preconditions
    •Applicable only in isolated areas
    such as islands
    •Requires initial insecticide application
    •Requires mass rearing of insects
    •Requires sterilization chamber
    •Requires skill in sorting male pupae
    •Requires community-wide
    participation
    BEHAVIORAL
    CONTROL
    Semiochemicals

    - behavior-modifying chemicals
    - chemical substances that delivers
    messages intraspecifically or
    interspecifically
    Types of semiochemicals

    Allomones
    - interspecific semiochemical that
    favors the producer
    - can be used as
    repellent/suppressant/deterrent
    - used for depriving insects
    Repellants
    - provides favor to
    the producer
    - chemical that
    prevent insect
    Citronella
    damage to plants
    and animals by
    rendering them
    unattractive,
    unpalatable or
    offensive
    Marigolds
    Uses of repellants

    1. repellent for foliage feeding


    2. repellent for crawling insects -
    used as soil barriers
    3. repellent for wood feeding insects
    4. repellents for blood-sucking insect

    Ageratum
    Spiny amaranth - repels cutworms
    Types of semiochemicals

    Kairomones
    - chemicals that favor the receiver
    can be interspecific or
    intraspecific guides insects in
    locating their hosts, mates and
    others
    - can be used as attractants
    Types of attractants
    a. sex pheromones - produced by female
    insects at the copulatory organ; brings
    together opposite sexes for mating
    b. alarm pheromone - produced particularly
    by ants and bees through their sting and
    inform other members of the group to some
    source of danger
    c. trail marking pheromones - produced by
    ants and bees to guide other members of
    the colony towards a source of food or
    refuge
    d. aggregating pheromone - encourage
    other members of the group to aggregate
    Uses of attractants
    1. for detecting or monitoring
    population of pest species
    2. to attract insects to traps
    3. can confuse the insects for
    their mating and oviposition
    behavior
    Example
    Male annihilation technique
    - makes use of pheromones
    which are substances
    secreted by the female to
    attract the male of the same
    species
    - the aim is to reduce the
    population of male fruit flies
    to low level that minimal or
    no mating occur resulting in
    no fertile egg production
    ex. Methyl eugenol - fruitfly
    Cinnamomum mercadoi
    (“kalingag”)
    ATTRACTANT/PHEROMONES

    SAMPLE ATTRACTANTS
    • Cuelure
    • Methyl Eugenol
    • Zorgen
    – Improvised sticky trap using 2-T container
    ATTRACTANT/PHEROMONES

    WOTA T-TRAP
    BITAG
    Tumatagal ang bisa,
    sulit at ligtas
    gamitin!
    Use/Recommendations

    § Maglagay ng pheromone trap mula 30-35 DAT


    § Tiyaking protektado ang lure sa direktang sikat
    ng araw at ulan
    § Maglagay ng 3 trap kada 2,500 sq. m (1/4
    hectare) o 12 traps bawat ektarya
    § Ang pagitan ng bawat trap ay mga 20 metro sa
    “Z” strategy
    § Palitan ang lure ng bawat trap kada buwan
    § Tiyaking may palaging tubig ang trap at hindi
    ito natutuyuan
    § Ilagay sa freezer o sa isang malamig na lugar
    at tuyong lugar ang mga di pa nagagamit na
    lure

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