Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this presentation, Dr. Jan Nyrop of Cornell University explains the need for targeted pest management to ensure the stability and sustainability of the world's agricultural practices. It was recorded at a public forum hosted at the NY State Agricultural Experiment Station on August 9, 2017.
For more than 150 years, Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has worked on behalf of the people of New York state to tackle challenges and test new technologies using purpose-driven science. Cornell entomologists will soon be field testing a bio-based technology intended to battle the invasive and agriculturally destructive diamondback moth in a more effective and environmentally friendly way. The technique relies on genetically engineered (GE) moths created by scientists at a company called Oxitec. Initial 2015 research conducted in greenhouses and outdoor cages at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva indicated this technology can be an effective way to battle pests.
For more information, see the Shelton Lab website: http://shelton.entomology.cornell.edu/
In this presentation, Dr. Jan Nyrop of Cornell University explains the need for targeted pest management to ensure the stability and sustainability of the world's agricultural practices. It was recorded at a public forum hosted at the NY State Agricultural Experiment Station on August 9, 2017.
For more than 150 years, Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has worked on behalf of the people of New York state to tackle challenges and test new technologies using purpose-driven science. Cornell entomologists will soon be field testing a bio-based technology intended to battle the invasive and agriculturally destructive diamondback moth in a more effective and environmentally friendly way. The technique relies on genetically engineered (GE) moths created by scientists at a company called Oxitec. Initial 2015 research conducted in greenhouses and outdoor cages at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva indicated this technology can be an effective way to battle pests.
For more information, see the Shelton Lab website: http://shelton.entomology.cornell.edu/
