[HTML][HTML] Towards mosquito sterile insect technique programmes: exploring genetic, molecular, mechanical and behavioural methods of sex separation in mosquitoes

JRL Gilles, MF Schetelig, F Scolari, F Marec… - Acta tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
When considering a mosquito release programme, one of the first issues to be addressed is
how to eliminate/separate the females. The greatest number of options might eventually be …

A review of more than 30 years of cytogenetic studies of T ephritidae in support of sterile insect technique and global trade

A Zacharopoulou, AA Augustinos… - Entomologia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cytogenetics of Tephritidae has contributed for more than 30 years to the efficient control of
pest members of this family and the species delimitation among them. The sterile insect …

Genetic sexing strains in Mediterranean fruit fly, an example for other species amenable to large-scale rearing for the sterile insect technique

G Franz - Sterile insect technique: principles and practice in area …, 2005 - Springer
Through genetic and molecular manipulations, strains can be developed that are more
suitable for the sterile insect technique (SIT). In this chapter the development of genetic …

[PDF][PDF] Practical and operational genetic sexing systems based on classical genetic approaches in fruit flies, an example for other species amenable to large-scale …

G Franz, K Bourtzis, C Cáceres - Sterile Insect Technique, 2021 - library.oapen.org
Through genetic and molecular manipulations, strains can be developed that are more
suitable for the sterile insect technique (SIT). In this chapter the development of genetic …

Housekeeping in Tephritid insects: the best gene choice for expression analyses in the medfly and the olive fly

E Sagri, P Koskinioti, ME Gregoriou, KT Tsoumani… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Real-time quantitative-PCR has been a priceless tool for gene expression analyses. The
reaction, however, needs proper normalization with the use of housekeeping genes (HKGs) …

Remating of Wild Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Females in Field Cages

MT Vera, JL Cladera, G Calcagno… - Annals of the …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The remating behavior of wild Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) females was examined after
first mating to males from the wild or from one of two genetic sexing strains: Cast 191 …

Improving the Phenotypic Properties of the Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Temperature-Sensitive Lethal Genetic Sexing Strain in Support of Sterile Insect …

MF Porras, JS Meza, EG Rajotte… - Journal of economic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The genetic sexing strain (GSS) of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata
(Wiedemann)) Vienna 8D53− is based on a male-linked translocation system and uses two …

Evaluation of the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared on a genetic sexing strain of Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) …

MM Viscarret, R La Rossa, DF Segura, SM Ovruski… - Biological Control, 2006 - Elsevier
If a genetic sexing strain of Ceratitis capitata could be used to produce sterile males and to
rear parasitoids at the same time, significant amount of resources could be saved in …

[PDF][PDF] Control of vector populations using genetically modified mosquitoes

ABB Wilke, AC Gomes, D Natal… - Revista de saude …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
The ineffectiveness of current strategies for chemical control of mosquito vectors raises the
need for developing novel approaches. Thus, we carried out a literature review of strategies …

A review on the progress of sex-separation techniques for sterile insect technique applications against Anopheles arabiensis

T Mashatola, C Ndo, LL Koekemoer, LC Dandalo… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
The feasibility of the sterile insect technique (SIT) as a malaria vector control strategy against
Anopheles arabiensis has been under investigation over the past decade. One of the critical …