Read it here: Journal of Economic Entomology Authors: Sheina B. Sim, Meredith M. Doellman, Glen R. Hood, Wee L. Yee, Thomas H. Q. Powell, Dietmar Schwarz, Robert B. Goughnour, Scott P. Egan, Gilbert St. Jean, James J. Smith, Tracy E. Arcella, Jason D. K. Dzurisin, and Jeffrey L. Feder Abstract: The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a serious quarantine pest in the apple-growing regions of central Washington and Oregon. The fly is believ

Read it here: Genes | Genomes | Genetics Authors: Sheina B. Sim and Scott M. Geib Abstract: Genetic sexing strains (GSS) used in sterile insect technique (SIT) programs are textbook examples of how classical Mendelian genetics can be directly implemented in the management of agricultural insect pests. Although the foundation of traditionally developed GSS are single locus, autosomal recessive traits, their genetic basis are largely unknown. With the advent of modern geno

Read it here: Genes | Genomes | Genetics Authors: Sheina B. Sim, Raul Ruiz-Arce, Norman B. Barr and Scott M. Geib Abstract: The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) is a destructive agricultural pest and the subject of exclusion efforts in many countries. Suppression and eradication of invasive populations to prevent its establishment is facilitated by the release of sterile males using the sterile insect technique (SIT). In SIT release areas, it is cri