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 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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Polyandry: A threat or an opportunity for the sterile insect technique? [PDF]
PLoS Computational BiologyThe 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 +4 more
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Population suppression in support of the sterile insect technique [PDF]
, 2021 Suppression or eradication of insect pest populations by the release of sterile insects is often dependent on supplementary methods of pest reduction to levels where the target pest population can be overflooded with sterile insects.
Bouyer, Jérémy, Mangan, R.L.
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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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Temperature-Inducible Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technique [PDF]
The CRISPR Journal, 2021 Releases of sterile males are the gold standard for many insect population control programs, and precise sex sorting to remove females prior to male releases is essential to the success of these operations.
Kandul, Nikolay P +2 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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Adult mosquito predation and potential impact on the sterile insect technique [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The sterile insect technique is a promising environmentally friendly method for mosquito control. This technique involves releasing laboratory-produced sterile males into a target field site, and its effectiveness may be affected by the extent of adult ...
Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda +7 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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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.
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