Co-ordinated Research Projects

Active

• Applying Population Genetics and GIS for Managing Livestock Insect Pests NEW
• Field Biology of Male Mosquitoes in Relation to Genetic Control Programmes NEW
• Improving SIT for Tsetse Flies through Research on their Symbionts and Pathogens
• Development of Mass Rearing for New World (Anastrepha) and Asian (Bactrocera) Fruit Flies
• Development of Standardised Mass Rearing Systems for Male Mosquitoes
• Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT programmes
• Improved and Harmonized Quality Control for Expanded Tsetse Production, Sterilization and Field Application
• The Use of Molecular Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of SIT

Completed

• Improvement of Codling Moth SIT to Facilitate Expansion of Field Application (Finalized 2007)
• Enabling technologies for the expansion of SIT for old and new world screwworm (Finalized 2006)
• Development of Improved Female Attractants and Their Integration into Fruit Fly SIT Management Programmes (Finalized 2005)
• Quality Assurance of Mass Produced and Released Fruit Flies (Finalized 2004)
• Genetic Applications to Improve the SIT for Tsetse Control/Eradication Including Genetic Sexing (Finalized 2003)
• Evaluating the Use of Nuclear Techniques for the Colonization and Production of Natural Enemies of Agricultural Insect Pests (Finalized 2005)
• Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques (Finalized 2002)
• Improved Attractants for Enhancing the Efficiency of Tsetse Fly Suppression Operations and Barrier Systems Used in Tsetse Control/Eradication Campaigns (Finalized 2002)
• A Molecular and Genetic Approach to Develop Sexing Strains for Field Application in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes (Finalized 2001)
• Automation in Tsetse Fly Mass-rearing for Use in Sterile Insect Technique Programmes (Finalized 2001)
• Medfly Mating Behavior Studies under Field Cage Conditions (Finalized 2000)
• Evaluation of Population Suppression by Irradiated Lepidoptera and their Progeny (Finalized 1999)