Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor Boveri Institute, Biocentre, University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
Oxitec Ltd, 71 Milton Park, Oxford, OX14 4RQ, UK.
Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 16;8(1):816. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19255-8.
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the single most important pest for the majority of olive plantations. Oxitec's self-limiting olive fly technology (OX3097D-Bol) offers an alternative management approach to this insect pest. Because of previously reported asynchrony in the mating time of wild and laboratory strains, we have characterized the olive fly circadian clock applying molecular, evolutionary, anatomical and behavioural approaches. Here we demonstrate that the olive fly clock relies on a Drosophila melanogaster-like organization and that OX3097D-Bol carries a functional clock similar to wild-type strains, confirming its suitability for operational use.
油橄榄果蝇，Bactrocera oleae，是大多数橄榄种植园最重要的单一害虫。Oxitec 的自我限制橄榄果蝇技术（OX3097D-Bol）为这种昆虫害虫提供了一种替代管理方法。由于先前报道的野生和实验室菌株交配时间不同步，我们应用分子、进化、解剖和行为方法对橄榄蝇生物钟进行了特征描述。在这里，我们证明了橄榄蝇的生物钟依赖于类似于 Drosophila melanogaster 的组织，并且 OX3097D-Bol 携带类似于野生型菌株的功能时钟，这证实了其在实际应用中的适用性。
