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For media-related inquiries regarding the Diamondback Moth project, please contact associate dean for marketing and communications Samara Sit at samara.sit@cornell.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
2017 Diamondback Moth Project at Cornell University FAQ
Field Cage Trials
2015 Diamondback Moth Field Cage Trials Summary
In the News
Genetically engineered moths have been released into the wild to wipe out pests
| CNN |
Genetically engineered moth released for first time
| UPI |
Genetically engineered moths can knock down crop pests, but will they take off?
| Science Magazine |
Genetically Engineered Insects Next For Agriculture?
| Farm Journal |
VIDEO: Scientists say experiment using genetically-engineered moths to stop pests was a ‘success’
| WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY |
GM moths with autocidal gene tested outdoors in New York state
| Nature Biotechnology |
Gene-altered moth trial in Ontario County raises hopes — and worries
| The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY |
Genetically Modified Moths Come to New York
| The Atlantic |
Scientists Try To Fight Crop Damage With An Invasive Moth’s Own DNA
| NPR |
Sex Battle in the Sky: Genetically Modified Moths to Take Flight in New York
| Scientific American |
Letter: Professors explained importance of insect control
| Letter to the Editor, Published in Finger Lakes Times |
Researchers test self-destructive moth pest in cabbage patch
| Written by Associated Press |
After Mosquitos, Moths Are the Next Target For Genetic Engineering
| Discover |
Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts on GMO Moth: “Food Security Challenge Ahead Is Formidable”
| Forbes |
Still Life with Mass Hysteria: Are GMOs Really That Bad?
| Published by Modern Farmer |
This tiny moth is stirring up the GMO debate in New York
| Published by The Washington Post |
Safe Sex for Insects: Ag Station officials explain genetically modified moth program
| Published by The Finger Lakes Times |
Connections: Safe Sex for Insects
| Radio show hosted by Evan Dawson on WEOS and WXXI, Rochester, Geneva, Ithaca NY |
Saving Crops with GM Moths, Instead of Pesticides
| Published by American Council on Science and Health |
Forget insecticides. Scientists are making pests that destroy themselves
| Published by Grist |
Replacing pesticides with genetics
| Published in The New York Times |
Genetically modified moths could save crops
| Published by IFLscience! |
Scientists breed genetically modified moths to curb global pest problem costing farmers billions of dollars
| Published by The Independent (UK) |
New moth may curb pests, delay Bt crop resistance
| Published by The Cornell Chronicle (US) |
Video: GM moth bred to combat crop pests
| Published by Farmers Weekly (UK) |
GM moths ‘can curb pest invasion’
| Published by BBC News (UK) |
Genetically engineered moths could be released in Britain to save crops
| Published in The Telegraph (UK) |
Press Releases
Oxitec ‘self-limiting gene’ offers hope for controlling invasive moth without using pesticides
| Released 16 July 2015 by Oxitec Ltd, Oxford, UK |
Multimedia
Videos
The Diamondback Moth: pest control without pesticide
Safe Sex for Insects: Public Forum and Seminar held at Hobart and William Colleges September 24 2015
Journal Articles
Response to a Synthetic Pheromone Source by OX4319L, a Self-Limiting Diamondback Moth Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Strain, and Field Dispersal Characteristics of its Progenitor Strain
| Published in Journal of Economic Entomology |
| Michael Bolton, Hilda L. Collins, Tracey Chapman, Neil I. Morrison, Stefan J. Long, Charles E. Linn, JR. and Anthony M. Shelton |
| Journal of Economic Entomology, 112: 1004 – 1009. |
| doi: 10.1093/jee/toz056 |
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Pest control and resistance management through release of insects carrying a male-selecting transgene
| Published as an open-access article on 16 July 2015 in BMC Biology |
| Tim Harvey-Samuel, Neil I. Morrison, Adam S. Walker, Thea Marubbi, Ju Yao, Hilda L. Collins, Kevin Gorman, T. G. Emyr Davies, Nina Alphey, Simon Warner, Anthony M. Shelton and Luke Alphey |
| BMC Biology 2015, 13:49 |
| doi:10.1186/s12915-015-0161-1 |
Download now. This article is open-access. |
Oxitec trials GM sterile moth to combat agricultural infestations
| Published on 07 August 2015 in Nature Biotechnology |
| Emily Walsh |
| Nature Biotechnology 33: 792-793 (2015) |
| doi:10.1038/nbt0815-792c |
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Social Media Resources
| Resource | Shortlink |
| FAQ Diamondback moth Project (this page) |
http://bit.ly/1fD6RvD |
| Discover magazine – Genetically modified moth article (16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1J2fnjl |
| Telegraph (UK) – Genetically modified moth could help UK crops(16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1M7IxOV |
| BBC News (UK) – GM moth ‘could curb pest invasion (16 July 2015) |
http://bbc.in/1MffwBT |
| Farmers Weekly (UK) – Video: GM moth bred to combat crop pests (16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1Oc8afM |
| Cornell Chronicle (US) – New moth may curb pests, delay Bt resistance (16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1HRpuC0 |
| The Independent (UK) – Scientists breed genetically modified moths to curb global pest problems (17 July 2015) |
http://ind.pn/1e50vUm |
| Oxitec ‘Self-limiting gene’ Press Release (16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1K91L7e |
| The Diamondback Moth: pest control without pesticide |
http://youtu.be/KFp1UIBkPGE |
| BMC Biology article (16 July 2015) |
http://bit.ly/1V5zYIh |