Genetic Manipulation in Pest
Management
• 3 Sterile insect technique / release method
• Mass rearing of the target insect species (males)
• Sterilizing the insects with ionizing radiation or
chemosterilants.
• Releasing in numbers large enough to reduce
the probability of successful matings in the wild
population.

Biological control
• a manifestation of the natural associations of
different kinds of living organisms: parasite and
pathogens with their hosts, predators with their
prey
• dynamic: subject to disturbances by various factors
• subject to changes in the environment
• subject to the adaptations, properties and limitations of
the organisms involved

Biological Control
• The use of living natural enemies to control
pests
• The active manipulation of antagonistic
organisms to reduce pest population
densities, either animal or plant, to
noneconomically important levels.