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Team:NCTU Formosa/Achievement
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Achievements
Successfully Resolving Insect Damage
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Spread:This moths has a natural range across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Characteristics:The larva is green, khaki, grey-brown or brown with dark spots(1)(2)(3). The topside is darker than the bottom side and a yellow or light brown stripe goes round the middle portion by the spots.
Damage:The caterpillar of this species is seen as a pest for commercial agriculture. Often referred to as the "imported cabbageworm" they are a serious pest to cabbage and other mustard family crops. It can also be a pest of cultivated brassicas and sweet peas, but it feeds on a wide range of other plants.
Control: Organic controls(4) for cabbage worms include handpicking, excluding them with row cover barriers, or treating with a Bt pesticide. Cabbage worms are found throughout North America, and more than one species may be found in the same garden.
- Experimentally proved the effectiveness of the insect control system
- Completed field testing of our newly made device with positive results
- Converted 9 PBAN sequences into standard BioBrick parts
- Constructed 18 BioBrick assemblies for expression and visualization of the 9 PBANs
Human Practice
- Held an international conference with 22 iGEM teams, over 150 people from China and Taiwan
- Met up with Ming Daw High School iGEM team
- Video conference with XiaMen University iGEM team
- Participated in Green Farmers’ Market Held a Biocamp for highschool students to attend
