Several emerging mosquito control technologies require mass releases of adult male
mosquitoes. Previous studies resulted in the generation of a laboratory female-specific …

Background Clusters of sex-specific loci are predicted to shape the boundaries of the M/m
sex-determination locus of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti, but the identities of …

Although many putative long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes have been identified in
insect genomes, few of these genes have been functionally validated. A screen for female …

Mosquitoes are the vectors of many pathogens that continue to make a large impact on
human health. Current control measures for vector-borne infectious diseases are under …

Vector control programs based on population reduction by matings with mass-released
sterile insects require the release of only male mosquitoes, as the release of females, even if …

Sterile male releases have successfully reduced local populations of the dengue vector,
Aedes aegypti, but challenges remain in scale and in separating sexes before release. The …

Background Mosquito-borne diseases threaten over half the world's human population,
making the need for environmentally-safe mosquito population control tools critical. The …

Background More effective mosquito control strategies are urgently required due to the
increasing prevalence of insecticide resistance. The sterile insect technique (SIT) and the …

Background Mosquito-borne diseases affect millions worldwide, with malaria alone killing
over 400 thousand people per year and affecting hundreds of millions. To date, the best …

Ndo et al.[7] report the isolation, establishment and the characterization of a temperature-
sensitive lethal (tsl) mutant strain in An. arabiensis and describe its potential use for the …