Yes, irradiated sterile male mosquitoes can be sexually competitive!
Adequate sexual competitiveness of sterile males is a prerequisite for genetic control methods, including the sterile insect technique. During the past decade several semi-field and open-field trials demonstrated that irradiated male mosquitoes can be competitive.
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Main Authors: | Bouyer, Jérémy, Vreysen, Marc J.B. |
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
Subjects: | lâcher d'insectes stériles, Aedes aegypti, lutte anti-insecte, compétition biologique, irradiation, infertilité mâle, méthode de lutte, Aedes albopictus, contrôle de maladies, lutte génétique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7400, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30482, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3885, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_917, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3951, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4537, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30483, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2327, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3216, |
Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/602842/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/602842/1/602842.pdf |
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