New Sustainable Solution To Save Healthy Fruit From Spotted Wing Drosophila: STOP-SPOT

斑点果蝇(SWD)的防治依赖于化学杀虫剂。斑点果蝇(SWD)在欧洲和北美有27亿GB的高价值软果市场。该项目将通过在受控和商业环境下进行试验，开发和验证Zyify创新的以农场为重点的不育昆虫技术(SIT)SWD解决方案。与化学物质相比，SIT可以提高作物产量，提高农业生产率。它是特定物种和无毒的，保护生物多样性和促进有机农业的采用；因此它提高了可持续性并减少了排放。这个项目是由Zytle，NIAB，世界领先的社署权威机构，以及英国领先的浆果组织Berry Gardens Growers合作完成的。

Control of spotted wing drosophila (SWD), which attacks high-value soft fruit, a £2.7bn market in Europe and North America, relies on chemical insecticides.This project will develop and validate Zyzzle's innovative farm-focused sterile insect technique (SIT) SWD solution by conducting trials in controlled and commercial settings. SIT can improve crop yield compared to chemicals, increasing agricultural productivity. It is species-specific and non-toxic, protecting biodiversity and facilitating adoption of organic farming; hence it improves sustainability and reduces emissions.This project is a collaboration between Zyzzle, NIAB, a world-leading authority on SWD, and Berry Gardens Growers, the UK's leading berry organisation.