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Polyandry: A threat or an opportunity for the sterile insect technique? [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a pest control strategy based on the mass release of sterilized males to disrupt natural reproduction and suppress wild populations.
Marine A Courtois, Louise van Oudenhove, Suzanne Touzeau, Frédéric Grognard, Ludovic Mailleret   +4 more
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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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A temperature-sensitive CRISPR-Cas12a system for sterile insect technique [PDF]

Nature Communications
The 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, Ahmed Idowu Omotayo, Sara Sanz Juste, Xuechun Feng, Víctor López Del Amo   +4 more
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Enhanced mosquito sex separation using NaCl for optimised sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique programmes [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Accurate separation of sexes is pivotal for the success of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) mosquito control programmes.
Kee Kee Chng, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew, Sook Chin Ang, Muhammad Faizal Zulkifli, Chee-Seng Chong, Cheong Huat Tan, Deng Lu   +6 more
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A self-limiting sterile insect technique alternative for Ceratitis capitata [PDF]

BMC Biology
Background 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, Junru Liu, Yiran Liu, Kavya Prince, Jonathan Mann, Nikolay P. Kandul, W. Evan Braswell, Jackson Champer, Omar S. Akbari, Angela Meccariello   +9 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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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 ONE
Novel 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, Suwannapa Ninphanomchai, Parinda Thayanukul, Jiraporn Yongyai, Wanitch Limohpasmanee   +4 more
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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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Characterization of luminescent dosimeters for sterile insect technique

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2022
The Sterile Insect Technique, or SIT, is an environment-friendly insect pest control method and uses gamma rays or X-rays to sterilize insects, remaining sexually competitive but cannot produce offspring.
ARICIA RAVANE PEREIRA DA CRUZ, Lucas Mateus Ferreira de Amorim, Alcilene Cristina da Silva, Viviane Khoury Asfora, Vinicius Saito Monteiro de Barros, Aline Taiane Macedo Pinto, Charles Nilton do Prado Oliveira, Jair Fernandes Virginio, Helen Jamil Khoury   +8 more
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Could Sterile Aedes albopictus Male Releases Interfere with Aedes aegypti Population in Reunion Island?

Insects, 2022
In Reunion Island, the feasibility of an Aedes albopictus control program using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is studied. Because, in some regions, Ae.
Harilanto Felana Andrianjakarivony, David Damiens, Lucie Marquereau, Benjamin Gaudillat, Nausicaa Habchi-Hanriot, Louis-Clément Gouagna   +5 more
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