[HTML][HTML] Back to the future: the sterile insect technique against mosquito disease vectors
RS Lees, JRL Gilles, J Hendrichs, MJB Vreysen… - Current opinion in insect …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•The sterile insect technique has been effective against many pest insect
species.•This environmentally friendly method is being resurrected for mosquito …
species.•This environmentally friendly method is being resurrected for mosquito …
[HTML][HTML] Invasive mosquito vectors in Europe: from bioecology to surveillance and management
Abstract Invasive mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) play a key role in the spread of a number
of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. Anthropogenic changes play a significant role in …
of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. Anthropogenic changes play a significant role in …
Combining the sterile insect technique with the incompatible insect technique: I-impact of Wolbachia infection on the fitness of triple-and double-infected strains of …
D Zhang, X Zheng, Z Xi, K Bourtzis, JRL Gilles - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The mosquito species Aedes albopictus is a major vector of the human diseases dengue
and chikungunya. Due to the lack of efficient and sustainable methods to control this …
and chikungunya. Due to the lack of efficient and sustainable methods to control this …
Microorganism-Based Larval Diets Affect Mosquito Development, Size and Nutritional Reserves in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
RS Souza, F Virginio, TIS Riback, L Suesdek… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background Mosquito larvae feed on organic detritus from the environment, particularly
microorganisms comprising bacteria, protozoa, and algae as well as crustaceans, plant …
microorganisms comprising bacteria, protozoa, and algae as well as crustaceans, plant …
[HTML][HTML] More than one rabbit out of the hat: radiation, transgenic and symbiont-based approaches for sustainable management of mosquito and tsetse fly populations
K Bourtzis, RS Lees, J Hendrichs, MJB Vreysen - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are
bloodsucking vectors of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito-borne diseases (malaria …
bloodsucking vectors of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito-borne diseases (malaria …
Riboflavin instability is a key factor underlying the requirement of a gut microbiota for mosquito development
Y Wang, JH Eum, RE Harrison… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We previously determined that several diets used to rear Aedes aegypti and other mosquito
species support the development of larvae with a gut microbiota but do not support the …
species support the development of larvae with a gut microbiota but do not support the …
Early‐life food stress hits females harder than males in insects: A meta‐analysis of sex differences in environmental sensitivity
Fitness consequences of early‐life environmental conditions are often sex‐specific, but
corresponding evidence for invertebrates remains inconclusive. Here, we use meta‐analysis …
corresponding evidence for invertebrates remains inconclusive. Here, we use meta‐analysis …
Combining the Sterile Insect Technique with Wolbachia-Based Approaches: II- A Safer Approach to Aedes albopictus Population Suppression Programmes …
Due to the absence of a perfect method for mosquito sex separation, the combination of the
sterile insect technique and the incompatible insect technique is now being considered as a …
sterile insect technique and the incompatible insect technique is now being considered as a …
The Insect Pest Control Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme: Ten years (2010–2020) of research and development, achievements and challenges in support …
MJB Vreysen, AMM Abd-Alla, K Bourtzis, J Bouyer… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …
Standard operating procedures for standardized mass rearing of the dengue and chikungunya vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) - II …
ML Zheng, DJ Zhang, DD Damiens, RS Lees… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Management of large quantities of eggs will be a crucial aspect of the efficient
and sustainable mass production of mosquitoes for programmes with a Sterile Insect …
and sustainable mass production of mosquitoes for programmes with a Sterile Insect …