Insect Pest Control Laboratory
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The Insect Pest Control Laboratory is a specialized research facility of the IAEA in Seibersdorf that develops and applies nuclear and related techniques to manage and suppress insect pests affecting agriculture and human health.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insect Pest Control Laboratory canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IAEA laboratory
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research laboratory ⓘ |
| approach |
area-wide pest management
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integration of nuclear and non-nuclear methods ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
FAO
NERFINISHED
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member states of the IAEA ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| field |
entomology
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nuclear applications in agriculture ⓘ vector control ⓘ |
| focus |
agricultural pest control
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area-wide integrated pest management ⓘ insect pest management ⓘ vectors of human and animal diseases ⓘ |
| goal |
eradication of invasive insect pests
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protection of agricultural production ⓘ protection of human health ⓘ reduction of insecticide use ⓘ suppression of insect pest populations ⓘ |
| location | Seibersdorf, Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
environmentally friendly pest control
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species-specific pest suppression ⓘ |
| name | Insect Pest Control Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
improve food security
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reduce vector-borne disease transmission ⓘ support sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| operator | International Atomic Energy Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
International Atomic Energy Agency laboratories at Seibersdorf
NERFINISHED
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Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
applied research results for field programmes
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guidelines for area-wide pest management ⓘ technical support to member states ⓘ training in sterile insect technique ⓘ |
| researchArea |
fruit fly pests
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livestock insect pests ⓘ mosquito vectors of human diseases ⓘ tsetse flies ⓘ |
| supports |
capacity building in developing countries
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operational sterile insect technique programmes worldwide ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
genetic sexing strains for insects
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mass-rearing of insects ⓘ nuclear techniques ⓘ quality control of sterile insects ⓘ radiation biology of insects ⓘ radiation-based pest control methods ⓘ sterile insect technique ⓘ |
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