Exposure to genetically engineered olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) has no negative impact on three non-target organisms.

ABSTRACT: Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) remains a major pest of olive fruit production worldwide. Current pest management programs largely depend on chemical insecticides, resulting in high economic and environmental costs. Alternative pest control approaches are therefore highly desirable. We have created a conditional female-specific self-limiting strain of B. oleae (OX3097D-Bol) that could be applied for sustainable pest control. OX3097D-Bol olive fly carries a fluorescent marker (DsRed2) for identification and a self-limiting genetic trait that is repressed by tetracycline. In the absence of tetracycline, the tetracycline transactivator (tTAV) accumulates, resulting in female death at larvae and early pupal stages. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of genetically enginee

SUBMITTER: Marubbi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5597591 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature