Practical Applications of Insects' Sexual Development for Pest Control

• Published in: Sexual development Vol. 8; no. 1-3; pp. 127 - 136
• Main Authors: Koukidou, M., Alphey, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Alternative Splicing - genetics; Animals; Further Section; Insecta - physiology; Pest Control; Sex Determination Processes; Sexual Development - physiology; Sexual Maturation - physiology; Doublesex; Alternative splicing; Mosquitoes; Transformer; Genetic control; Insects; Sterile insect technique; Tephritidae; RIDL; Aedes aegypti

Elucidation of the sex differentiation pathway in insects offers an opportunity to understand key aspects of evolutionary developmental biology. In addition, it provides the understanding necessary to manipulate insects in order to develop new synthetic genetics-based tools for the control of pest i...