Emerging Technologies for Invasive Insects: The Role of Engagement

摘要: Emerging technologies have the potential to offer new applications for managing invasive insects. While scientific and technological advancements are vital realizing this potential, successful development use of these will also largely depend on community stakeholder engagement. To contribute a relevant rigorous envisioning engagement emerging insects (ETII), we begin by reviewing key insights from three scholarly fields: species management, responsible research innovation, ecological risk assessment. Across fields glean best practices ETII: 1) pursue across decision phases sectors; 2) select context-appropriate participants methods; 3) recognize navigate engagement-related tensions. We illustrate describing an ongoing project that uses inform assessment broader making biotechnologies being developed address Spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) fruit fly. describe completed planned activities designed identify prioritize adverse effects, benefits, management actions, actions proposed genetically engineered sterile male, gene drive, RNAi biotechnologies. In face broadening calls technologies, article provides theoretical empirical can guide future ETII.