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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Abiotic conditions can modify the penetrance of transgene-based lethality systems for insect population control.

Fernan Rodrigo Pérez Gálvez, Alfred M Handler, Daniel Hahn, Justin P Bredlau, Nicholas M Teets

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fernan Rodrigo Pérez GálvezDepartment of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9620-9025
Alfred M HandlerUSDA-ARS Center for Medical Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Daniel HahnEntomology and nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0165-7488
Justin P BredlauDepartment of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Nicholas M TeetsDepartment of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0963-7457

Funding

National Institute of Food and Agriculture 700545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern genetic biocontrol techniques for insect pest management, when compared to chemical insecticide spraying, offer high species specificity and reduced environmental impact, and some of these methods require the environmental release of genetically modified (GM) insects. Because organisms exposed to different environments often show variability in phenotype and gene expression, it is likely that GM insects will also experience environmentally mediated variation, potentially compromising pest control efficiency. This study examines the impact of temperature and nutrition on the early embryonic Tet-off conditional lethality system in

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Animals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophila melanogasterPenetrancePest Control, BiologicalTransgenesAnimalsFemaleLarvaTemperatureconditional lethalityGMO risk assessmentphenotypic plasticitysterile insect techniqueTet-off gene switch

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PMID40592455
PMCPMC12212998

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