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Role of nuclear applications in the management and control of plant pests Cara Nelson Former General Manager, Okanagan Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program - Canada Sterile Insect Technique controls the Worm in the Apple


  1. Role of nuclear applications in the management and control of plant pests Cara Nelson Former General Manager, Okanagan Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program - Canada

  2. Sterile Insect Technique controls the “Worm in the Apple” Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program OKSIR Program in Western Canada : ONLY Program in World using SIT to control Codling Moth 94% reduction in codling moth populations 96% reduction in related pesticide use 250% return on investment for our local communities Apples are #2 in World Fruit Production (2008 - Apple/Pears 86.4 million tons; Watermelon 94.5 million tonnes)

  3. Some Beneficials

  4. Some Invasive Insects Spotted Brown European Wing Marmorated Grapevine Drosophila Stinkbug Moth

  5. Successful Uses of SIT to Manage Insect Pests Pink Bollworm in USA Eradication False Codling Moth in South Africa Suppression Mediterranean fruit fly in various countries Prevention, Suppression, Eradication

  6. Med Fly Management using Sterile Insect Technique

  7. Some Future STERILE Insects Invasive Insects Spotted Brown European Wing Marmorated Grapevine Drosophila Stinkbug Moth

  8. Cooperation IS the Future! Thank you. Photo source: https://explore.ucalgary.ca/new-world-order-biology-climate-change

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