Broadening the application of evolutionarily based genetic pest management
Broadening the application of evolutionarily based genetic pest management
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00298.x
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
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3.3
通讯作者：
Gould, Fred
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作者：
Gould, Fred
疟疾、登革热和莱姆病等虫媒和蜱媒疾病会给人类带来痛苦，而目前的预防方法并不充分。苏格兰雀花、斑马贻贝和舞毒蛾等入侵植物和动物继续造成农业和林业的环境破坏和经济损失。啮齿动物传播疾病并造成重大的采前和采后损失，特别是在较不富裕的国家。这些问题都可能受益于基于进化生物学原理的遗传害虫管理领域的发展。本文简要介绍了该领域的发展历史，该领域的新分子工具以及这些工具的潜在应用。进化生物学家需要与其他领域的研究人员和实践者进行互动，以确定遗传有害生物管理的最合适目标，特定目标的最合适方法，以及自然选择降低遗传有害生物管理有效性的可能性。除了提供环境可持续的病虫害管理解决方案外，这一领域的研究工作还可能导致对自然系统中自私遗传元素进化的新见解，并将为学生提供机会，使他们对进化生物学在解决社会问题中的作用有更深入的了解。
Insect- and tick-vectored diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and Lyme disease cause human suffering, and current approaches for prevention are not adequate. Invasive plants and animals such as Scotch broom, zebra mussels, and gypsy moths continue to cause environmental damage and economic losses in agriculture and forestry Rodents transmit diseases and cause major pre- and postharvest losses, especially in less affluent countries. Each of these problems might benefit from the developing field of Genetic Pest Management that is conceptually based on principles of evolutionary biology This article briefly describes the history of this field, new molecular tools in this field, and potential applications of those tools. There will be a need for evolutionary biologists to interact with researchers and practitioners in a variety of other fields to determine the most appropriate targets for genetic pest management, the most appropriate methods for specific targets, and the potential of natural selection to diminish the effectiveness of genetic pest management. In addition to producing environmentally sustainable pest management solutions, research efforts in this area could lead to new insights about the evolution of selfish genetic elements in natural systems and will provide students with the opportunity to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the role of evolutionary biology in solving societal problems.