期刊
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
卷 19, 期 6, 页码 1683-1703出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1384-6
关键词
Invasive species; Biodiversity conservation; Genetic pest management; Genetic control; Transgenic control; Refractory transgene; Eradication
资金
- European Union H Grant nEUROSTRESSPEP [634361]
- Wellcome Trust [WT095121]
- UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [BBS/E/I/00001892]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/I/00001892, BBS/E/I/00007033] Funding Source: researchfish
- BBSRC [BBS/E/I/00001892, BBS/E/I/00007033] Funding Source: UKRI
Invasive species remain one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. Their control would be enhanced through the development of more effective and sustainable pest management strategies. Recently, a novel form of genetic pest management (GPM) has been developed in which the mating behaviour of insect pests is exploited to introduce genetically engineered DNA sequences into wild conspecific populations. These 'transgenes' work in one or more ways to reduce the damage caused by a particular pest, for example reducing its density, or its ability to vector disease. Although currently being developed for use against economically important insect pests, these technologies would be highly appropriate for application against invasive species that threaten biodiversity. Importantly, these technologies have begun to advance in scope beyond insects to vertebrates, which include some of the world's worst invasives. Here we review the current state of this rapidly progressing field and, using an established set of eradication criteria, discuss the characteristics which make GPM technologies suitable for application against invasive pests.
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