Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in Raspberry Using the Sterile Insect Technique
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Quality of Irradiated Sterile Male D. suzukii
2.1.1. Flight Performance
2.1.2. Mating Competitiveness
2.1.3. Courtship
2.2. Efficacy of SIT in Commercial Raspberry Crops
2.3. Statistical Analysis
2.3.1. Quality of Irradiated Sterile Male D. suzukii
2.3.2. Efficacy of SIT in Commercial Raspberry Crops
3. Results
3.1. Quality of Irradiated Sterile Male D. suzukii
3.1.1. Flight Performance
3.1.2. Mating Competitiveness
3.1.3. Courtship
3.2. Efficacy of SIT in Commercial Raspberry Crops
3.2.1. Ratio of Sterile to Wild Male D. suzukii
3.2.2. Suppression of Wild Adult Female D. suzukii
3.2.3. Suppression of D. suzukii Larvae per Fruit
3.2.4. Reduction in Fruit Waste
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
SIT | Sterile Insect Technique |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
GLMM | Generalised Linear Mixed Model |
GLM | Generalised Linear Model |
IIT | Incompatible Insect Technique |
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Hemer, S.; Mateos-Fierro, Z.; Brough, B.; Deakin, G.; Moar, R.; Carvalho, J.P.; Randall, S.; Harris, A.; Klick, J.; Seagraves, M.P.; et al. Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in Raspberry Using the Sterile Insect Technique. Insects 2025, 16, 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080791
Hemer S, Mateos-Fierro Z, Brough B, Deakin G, Moar R, Carvalho JP, Randall S, Harris A, Klick J, Seagraves MP, et al. Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in Raspberry Using the Sterile Insect Technique. Insects. 2025; 16(8):791. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080791
Chicago/Turabian StyleHemer, Sebastian, Zeus Mateos-Fierro, Benjamin Brough, Greg Deakin, Robert Moar, Jessica P. Carvalho, Sophie Randall, Adrian Harris, Jimmy Klick, Michael P. Seagraves, and et al. 2025. "Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in Raspberry Using the Sterile Insect Technique" Insects 16, no. 8: 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080791
APA StyleHemer, S., Mateos-Fierro, Z., Brough, B., Deakin, G., Moar, R., Carvalho, J. P., Randall, S., Harris, A., Klick, J., Seagraves, M. P., Slade, G., Fountain, M. T., & Homem, R. A. (2025). Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), in Raspberry Using the Sterile Insect Technique. Insects, 16(8), 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080791