A self-limiting sterile insect technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata
Overall, we construct an appropriate CRISPR/Cas9 toolkit for the use in C capitata. Our results build the foundation for further genetic pest control methods in the species and related tephritid agricultural pests.
Authors
- Angela Meccariello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-5764)
- Junru Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6198-8150)
- Serafima Davydova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9044-8391)
- Jackson Champer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-3774)
- Nikolay P. Kandul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-5558)
- Omar S. Akbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-9884)
- Jonathan Mann
- Kevin C. Prince (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-7354)
- W. Evan Braswell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-8332)
- Yiran Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1809-318X)
Institutions
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Center for Life Sciences (CN)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02201-2
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.38
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Imperial College London
- European Commission
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Horizon 2020