Mating harassment may boost the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique for Aedes mosquitoes

D Zhang, H Maiga, Y Li, MT Bakhoum, G Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The sterile insect technique is based on the overflooding of a target population with released
sterile males inducing sterility in the wild female population. It has proven to be effective …

Innovative sterile male release strategies for Aedes mosquito control: progress and challenges in integrating evidence of mosquito population suppression with …

A Rahul, AD Reegan, AN Shriram, F Fouque… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2024 - Springer
Aedes mosquitoes pose a significant global threat as vectors for several debilitating
arboviruses, including dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Their unique breeding …

Seasonal insights for integrative mosquito management from multi-year baseline entomological data on Aedes aegypti in Lee County, Florida

R Morreale, S Stenhouse, DO Carvalho, DA Hahn… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The spread of arboviruses like yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, transmitted by
the invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti has led to the development of many strategies to …

A bacterium against the tiger: further evidence of the potential of noninundative releases of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection in reducing fertility of Aedes …

B Caputo, R Moretti, C Virgillito… - Pest management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Incompatible insect technique (IIT) is a population suppression approach
based on the release of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection inducing egg inviability …

The behavioral response to the putative necromones from dead Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in traps by conspecifics as a function of density …

RR Harman, WR Morrison III, A Bruce… - Environmental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Long-term trap** programs of stored product pests provide information for timely and
accurate pest management. Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Mark–Release–Recapture Trial with Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) Irradiated Males: Population Parameters and Climatic Factors

FIF Amaro, P Soares, E Velo, DO Carvalho, M Gomez… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aedes albopictus mosquitoes spread arboviruses like dengue, Zika, or
chikungunya. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) can be used as a prevention and control …

Mark–Release–Recapture (MRR) of Sterile Male Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Sri Lanka: Field Performance of Sterile Males and Estimation of the Wild Mosquito …

M Hapugoda, NS Gunawardena, T Ranathunge… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dengue is an endemic disease in Sri Lanka causing frequent cyclical
epidemics. Aedes albopictus is a dengue vector mosquito which is widely spread in many …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression trial through an integrated vector management of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) based on the sterile insect technique in a non-isolated area in Spain

C Tur, D Almenar, M Zacarés, S Benlloch-Navarro, I Pla… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1984) has expanded its distribution globally due
to its high ecological plasticity. This expansion has increased the population's susceptibility …

From the Lab to the Field: Long-Distance Transport of Sterile Aedes Mosquitoes

H Maïga, MT Bakhoum, W Mamai, G Diouf… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pilot sites of the sterile insect technique (SIT) may not be close to the
rearing facility and so the outsourcing of sterile males may be needed. This study, therefore …

Integrating pyriproxyfen into the incompatible insect technique enhances mosquito population suppression efficiency and eliminates the risk of population …

Y Li, J Peng, H Li, R Zhang, J Chen… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The incompatible insect technique (IIT) has been used for Aedes mosquito
population suppression to curb the transmission of dengue. However, its wide application is …