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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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Mating harassment may boost the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique for Aedes mosquitoes [PDF]

Nature Communications
The 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, Hamidou Maiga, Yongjun Li, Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Gang Wang, Yan Sun, David Damiens, Wadaka Mamai, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Thomas Wallner, Odet Bueno-Masso, Claudia Martina, Simran Singh Kotla, Hanano Yamada, Deng Lu, Cheong Huat Tan, Jiatian Guo, Qingdeng Feng, Junyan Zhang, Xufei Zhao, Dilinuer Paerhande, Wenjie Pan, Yu Wu, Xiaoying Zheng, Zhongdao Wu, Zhiyong Xi, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Jérémy Bouyer   +27 more
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A sterile insect technique pilot trial on Captiva Island: defining mosquito population parameters for sterile male releases using mark-release-recapture. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2022
Background The sterile insect technique (SIT), which involves area-wide inundative releases of sterile insects to suppress the reproduction of a target species, has proven to be an effective pest control method.
Carvalho DO, Morreale R, Stenhouse S, Hahn DA, Gomez M, Lloyd A, Hoel D.   +6 more
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma and Sodalis in wild populations of tsetse flies and their impact on sterile insect technique programmes for tsetse eradication. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment friendly and sustainable method to manage insect pests of economic importance through successive releases of sterile irradiated males of the targeted species to a defined area.
Dieng MM, Dera KM, Moyaba P, Ouedraogo GMS, Demirbas-Uzel G, Gstöttenmayer F, Mulandane FC, Neves L, Mdluli S, Rayaisse JB, Belem AMG, Pagabeleguem S, de Beer CJ, Parker AG, Van Den Abbeele J, Mach RL, Vreysen MJB, Abd-Alla AMM.   +17 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 Poverty
Background 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, Zulema Menéndez, Misladys Rodríguez, Gladys Gutiérrez-Bugallo, María del Carmen Marquetti   +4 more
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The Effect of the Sterile Insect Technique on Vibrational Communication: The Case of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Simple Summary The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an eco-friendly control strategy, but to implement it effectively, the insects that are subject to sterilization through irradiation should have fitness levels that are comparable to wildtype ...
Peccerillo C, Mainardi CE, Nieri R, Fouani JM, Cemmi A, Cristofaro M, Anfora G, Mazzoni V.   +7 more
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Sterility of Aedes albopictus by X-ray Irradiation as an Alternative to γ-ray Irradiation for the Sterile Insect Technique. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
The mosquito Aedes albopictus can transmit various arboviral diseases, posing a severe threat to human health. As an environmentally friendly method, sterile insect technology (SIT) is considered an alternative to traditional methods such as chemical ...
Wang LM, Li N, Ren CP, Peng ZY, Lu HZ, Li D, Wu XY, Zhou ZX, Deng JY, Zheng ZH, Wang RQ, Du YN, Wang DQ, Deng SQ.   +13 more
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Suitability of Raycell MK2 Blood X-ray Irradiator for the Use in the Sterile Insect Technique: Dose Response in Fruit Flies, Tsetse Flies and Mosquitoes. [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Simple Summary The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly, species-specific pest control method by which target insects are mass-produced in a factory and are made infertile by irradiation—usually with gamma rays.
Yamada H, Kaboré BA, Bimbilé Somda NS, Ntoyi NL, de Beer CJ, Bouyer J, Caceres C, Mach RL, Gómez-Simuta Y.   +8 more
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Current status of the sterile insect technique for the suppression of mosquito populations on a global scale. [PDF]

Infect Dis Poverty
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized the urgent need for alternative strategies to chemical insecticides for controlling mosquito populations, particularly the invasive Aedes species, which are known vectors of arboviruses. Among
Bouyer J.
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Current Status of Mosquito Handling, Transporting and Releasing in Frame of the Sterile Insect Technique. [PDF]

Insects, 2022
Simple Summary With the increasing burden of mosquito-borne diseases around the world and the traditional control methods showing drawbacks, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is now a potential new tool in the field of controlling mosquitoes. During the
Guo J, Zheng X, Zhang D, Wu Y.
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