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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bouyer, Jérémy, Vreysen, Marc J.B.
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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