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United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service: advances in the molecular genetic analysis of insects and their application to pest management
Author(s) -
Handler Alfred M,
Beeman Richard W
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.719
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , biology , integrated pest management , microbiology and biotechnology , agricultural pest , genomics , pest analysis , pest control , agriculture , genetic engineering , computational biology , evolutionary biology , ecology , genome , genetics , gene , botany , agricultural science
USDA‐ARS scientists have made important contributions to the molecular genetic analysis of agriculturally important insects, and have been in the forefront of using this information for the development of new pest management strategies. Advances have been made in the identification and analysis of genetic systems involved in insect development, reproduction and behavior which enable the identification of new targets for control, as well as the development of highly specific insecticidal products. Other studies have been on the leading edge of developing gene transfer technology to better elucidate these biological processes though functional genomics and to develop new transgenic strains for biological control. Important contributions have also been made to the development and use of molecular markers and methodologies to identify and track insect populations. The use of molecular genetic technology and strategies will become increasingly important to pest management as genomic sequencing information becomes available from important pest insects, their targets and other associated organisms. Published in 2003 for SCI by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.