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Genetic engineering for SIT application: a fruit fly‐focused review

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Sterile insect technique (SIT) has become a key component of efficient pest control. Fruit fly pests from the Drosophilidae and Tephritidae families pose a substantial and overwhelmingly increasing threat to the agricultural industry, aggravated by climate change and globalization among other contributors.
Serafima Davydova, Danheng Yu, Angela Meccariello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability of the Virome in Lab- and Field-Collected Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes across Different Developmental Stages and Possible Core Viruses in the Publicly Available Virome Data of Aedes Mosquitoes

mSystems, 2020
Our study revealed that the virome was very stable across all developmental stages of both lab-derived and field-collected Aedes albopictus. The data representing the core virome in lab A.
Chenyan Shi, Lu Zhao, E. Atoni, Weifeng Zeng, Xiaomin Hu, J. Matthijnssens, Zhiming Yuan, H. Xia   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Silencing of juvenile hormone‐related genes through RNA interference leads to molt failure and high mortality in the spongy moth

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The feasibility of using RNA interference to control the globally important quarantine pest, the spongy moth. Targeting genes related to JHs play an important role in the growth and development of insects. First, the open reading frames (ORFs) of Ldjhamt and Ldjheh were identified and characterized, and the target genes were cloned and double‐stranded ...
Wenzhuai Ji, Qing Xie, Xiaoxiao Chang, Juan Shi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Literature Review of Host Feeding Patterns of Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes in Europe

Insects, 2020
Simple Summary Invasive mosquito species alter the local epidemiology of many pathogens in the invaded areas, including locality circulating pathogens and imported ones.
Sonia Cebrián-Camisón, J. Martínez‐de la Puente, J. Figuerola   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maltase 1 regulates DENV2 infection and life history in Aedes aegypti

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Our study employed CRISPR/Cas9 to generate a MAL1 knockout strain of Aedes aegypti, demonstrating that the absence of MAL1 significantly suppresses DENV2 replication in the midgut and impairs viral transmission. The mutation also altered life‐history (hatching/pupation/emerging rates and sex‐specific survival), identifying MAL1 as a novel target for ...
Man‐Jin Li, Jin Cheng, Ya‐Ming Zou, Quan‐Chao Liu, Ding Zhu, Ce‐Jie Lan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current and Projected Distributions of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Canada and the U.S.

Environmental Health Perspectives, 2020
Background: Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are mosquito vectors of more than 22 arboviruses that infect humans. Objectives: Our objective was to develop regional ecological niche models for Ae. aegypti and Ae.
S. Khan, N. Ogden, Aamir Fazil, P. Gachon, G. Dueymes, A. Greer, V. Ng   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

In the Spotlight—Established Researcher

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Rodrigo Nunes‐da‐Fonseca
wiley   +1 more source

Full‐length transcriptome profiling of true bug mitochondrial genomes reveals the unique transcriptional regulation during insect evolution

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The mitogenome was transcribed into complete primary polycistrons on both strands. The heteropteran mitochondrial transcription termination factor (HmTTF) functions as a bidirectional attenuator rather than a terminator, and co‐evolution of HmTTF and the binding sites was observed.
Shiwen Xu, Yuange Duan, Ling Ma, Qiaoqiao Liu, Fan Song, Wanzhi Cai, Hu Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mosquito mass rearing: who’s eating the eggs?

Parasite, 2019
For the sterile insect technique, and other related biological control methods where large numbers of the target mosquito are reared artificially, production efficiency is key for the economic viability of the technique.
Yamada Hanano, Kraupa Carina, Lienhard Charles, Parker Andrew Gordon, Maiga Hamidou, de Oliveira Carvalho Danilo, Zheng Minlin, Wallner Thomas, Bouyer Jeremy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of pyriproxyfen in control of Aedes mosquitoes: A systematic review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Dengue is the most rapidly spreading arboviral disease in the world. The current lack of fully protective vaccines and clinical therapeutics creates an urgent need to identify more effective means of controlling Aedes mosquitos, principally ...
J. Hustedt, R. Boyce, J. Bradley, J. Hii, N. Alexander   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source