Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Its Applications [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Although most insect species have a beneficial role in the ecosystems, some of them represent major plant pests and disease vectors for livestock and humans.
Kostas Bourtzis, Marc J. B. Vreysen
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A temperature-sensitive CRISPR-Cas12a system for sterile insect technique [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe sterile insect technique (SIT) reduces population numbers by releasing sterile males that produce non-viable progeny. Specifically, CRISPR/Cas9-based precision-guided SIT (pgSIT) generates sterile males through genetic crosses of two transgenic lines:
Christina Nguyen +4 more
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Enhanced mosquito sex separation using NaCl for optimised sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique programmes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAccurate separation of sexes is pivotal for the success of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) mosquito control programmes.
Kee Kee Chng +6 more
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A self-limiting sterile insect technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Genetic biocontrol systems have broad applications in population control of insects implicated in both disease spread and food security. Ceratitis capitata (the Mediterranean fruit fly), a major agricultural pest with a global distribution, is
Serafima Davydova +9 more
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Stress in dipteran insects mass-reared for sterile insect technique applications. [PDF]
Insect SciAbstract Stress may be viewed as the disturbance of homeostasis of an organism. Stress may arise from the external or internal environment of living organisms and plays a significant role in the fight or flight responses of animals. An organism's potential to resist stress is determined by its ability to mount up an effective response
Mirieri CK +3 more
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Advancing the art of mosquito control: the journey of the sterile insect technique against Aedes aegypti in Cuba [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of PovertyBackground Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, poses a significant public health threat worldwide. Traditional control methods using insecticides are increasingly challenged by resistance and environmental concerns.
René Gato +4 more
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Comparison on the quality of sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes produced by either radiation-based sterile insect technique or Wolbachia-induced incompatible insect technique. [PDF]
PLoS ONENovel and alternative vector control approaches using a sterile male-based release to suppress Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors have recently been tested in the field in many countries.
Pattamaporn Kittayapong +4 more
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Nature Communications, 2019 Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is used to suppress wild populations. Here the authors integrate CRISPR-based technology and SIT to develop a precision guided SIT (pgSIT), and demonstrate its proof-of-principle by generating 100% sterile males.
Junru Liu +2 more
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The sterile insect technique is protected from evolution of mate discrimination [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used to suppress and even extinguish pest insect populations. The method involves releasing artificially reared insects (usually males) that, when mating with wild individuals, sterilize the broods ...
James J. Bull, Richard Gomulkiewicz
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Mating harassment may boost the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique for Aedes mosquitoes [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe sterile insect technique is based on the overflooding of a target population with released sterile males inducing sterility in the wild female population.
Dongjing Zhang +27 more
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