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Measuring public-health outcomes of release of transgenic mosquitoes [PDF]

, 2003
The transgenic RIDL method could ensure that male mosquitos can be released without biting females and that the males would have no female progeny after mating to wild females.
Curtis, CF
core   +2 more sources

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

The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Teah Snyder
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular detection of flaviviruses and alphaviruses in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from coastal ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Arboviruses belonging to the genera Flavivirus and Alphavirus were detected in mosquitoes in a rural area of San Bernardo del Viento (Córdoba, Colombia).
Richard Hoyos-López, Juan Suaza-Vasco, Guillermo Rúa-Uribe, Sandra Uribe, Juan Carlos Gallego-Gómez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving high coverage of larval-stage mosquito surveillance: challenges for a community-based mosquito control programme in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Preventing malaria by controlling mosquitoes in their larval stages requires regular sensitive monitoring of vector populations and intervention coverage.
Chaki, PP, Fillinger, U, Govella, NJ, Hemed, A, Killeen, GF, Shoo, B, Tanner, M   +6 more
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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

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

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

DsiRNA‐mediated silencing of Ceratitis capitata transformer or transformer‐2 leads to masculinization of XX embryos and systemic gene silencing in ovaries

Insect Science, EarlyView.
We carried out functional studies using Dicer‐substrate small interfering RNAs (DsiRNAs), targeting the sex determination genes Cctransformer (Cctra) and Cctransformer‐2 (Cctra‐2) in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Microinjection of DsiRNAs into XX embryos (0‐1 h old) rapidly triggered the expression of male‐specific Cctra isoforms ...
Gennaro Volpe, Sarah Maria Mazzucchiello, Domenico De Falco, David Torrente, Stefania Liguori, Noemi Rosati, Dora Baccaro, Michela Mazzeo, Fulvio Bertolotto, Harshini Sangle, Ennio Giordano, Angela Carfora, Francesca Lucibelli, Marianna Varone, Paola Di Lillo, Hugo Diego Perdomo, Mariangela Bonizzoni, Serena Aceto, Marco Salvemini, Molly Duman‐Scheel, Giuseppe Saccone   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source