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Jorge Hendrichs
Researcher at International Atomic Energy Agency
Publications - 93
Citations - 5562
Jorge Hendrichs is an academic researcher from International Atomic Energy Agency. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sterile insect technique & Tephritidae. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 91 publications receiving 5047 citations. Previous affiliations of Jorge Hendrichs include Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Sterile Insect Technique
Jorge Hendrichs,Alan S. Robinson +1 more
TL;DR: Technical progress in behavioral ecology, mass rearing, strain improvement, global information, positioning and monitoring systems, and aerial release, combined with economies of scale and a growing demand for pest-free and low-pesticide agricultural products in local and international trade, have increased the use of SIT in AW-IPM programs.
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Medfly areawide sterile insect technique programmes for prevention, suppression or eradication: the importance of mating behavior studies
TL;DR: There is considerable scope for improving the efficiency of medfly SIT, an indispensable requirement for increased involvement of the private sector in any future application.
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Increased effectiveness and applicability of the sterile insect technique through male‐only releases for control of Mediterranean fruit flies during fruiting seasons
TL;DR: The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture has played a leading role in sponsoring and carrying out research to develop medfly genetic sexing strains that allow male‐only SIT releases.
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Mating Behavior of Ceratitis capitata on a Field-Caged Host Tree
TL;DR: The mating behavior of wild Ceratitis capitata flies released on a field-caged host tree (coffee) growing naturally in a plantation in Guatemala is observed and the principal site of attempted copulation was the bottom surface of leaves.