A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics

A field trial in Changsha, China, involving the release of a triple Wolbachia-infected strain of the mosquito, Aedes albopictus, demonstrates the feasibility of using an incompatible insect technique to suppress disease vector mosquito populations in urban subtropic environments.

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Main Authors: Qin Zeng, Lingzhi She, Hao Yuan, Yuying Luo, Renke Wang, Wei Mao, Weifeng Wang, Yueting She, Chaojun Wang, Mengyi Shi, Ting Cao, Renxian Gan, Yongjun Li, Jiayi Zhou, Wei Qian, Shixiong Hu, Yong Wang, Xiaoying Zheng, Kuibiao Li, Lianyang Bai, Xiaoling Pan, Zhiyong Xi
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04332-6
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author Qin Zeng
Lingzhi She
Hao Yuan
Yuying Luo
Renke Wang
Wei Mao
Weifeng Wang
Yueting She
Chaojun Wang
Mengyi Shi
Ting Cao
Renxian Gan
Yongjun Li
Jiayi Zhou
Wei Qian
Shixiong Hu
Yong Wang
Xiaoying Zheng
Kuibiao Li
Lianyang Bai
Xiaoling Pan
Zhiyong Xi
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Lingzhi She
Hao Yuan
Yuying Luo
Renke Wang
Wei Mao
Weifeng Wang
Yueting She
Chaojun Wang
Mengyi Shi
Ting Cao
Renxian Gan
Yongjun Li
Jiayi Zhou
Wei Qian
Shixiong Hu
Yong Wang
Xiaoying Zheng
Kuibiao Li
Lianyang Bai
Xiaoling Pan
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description A field trial in Changsha, China, involving the release of a triple Wolbachia-infected strain of the mosquito, Aedes albopictus, demonstrates the feasibility of using an incompatible insect technique to suppress disease vector mosquito populations in urban subtropic environments.
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spelling doaj.art-0997d4e414d4483ca60e920b56d9b6f52023-01-01T12:25:18ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-12-015111310.1038/s42003-022-04332-6A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropicsQin Zeng0Lingzhi She1Hao Yuan2Yuying Luo3Renke Wang4Wei Mao5Weifeng Wang6Yueting She7Chaojun Wang8Mengyi Shi9Ting Cao10Renxian Gan11Yongjun Li12Jiayi Zhou13Wei Qian14Shixiong Hu15Yong Wang16Xiaoying Zheng17Kuibiao Li18Lianyang Bai19Xiaoling Pan20Zhiyong Xi21The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineGuangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., LtdGuangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., LtdGuangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., LtdGuangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., LtdHunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionDepartment of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South UniversitySun Yat-sen University—Michigan State University Joint Center of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityGuangzhou Center for Disease Control and PreventionHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of MedicineGuangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., LtdA field trial in Changsha, China, involving the release of a triple Wolbachia-infected strain of the mosquito, Aedes albopictus, demonstrates the feasibility of using an incompatible insect technique to suppress disease vector mosquito populations in urban subtropic environments.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04332-6
spellingShingle Qin Zeng
Lingzhi She
Hao Yuan
Yuying Luo
Renke Wang
Wei Mao
Weifeng Wang
Yueting She
Chaojun Wang
Mengyi Shi
Ting Cao
Renxian Gan
Yongjun Li
Jiayi Zhou
Wei Qian
Shixiong Hu
Yong Wang
Xiaoying Zheng
Kuibiao Li
Lianyang Bai
Xiaoling Pan
Zhiyong Xi
A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
Communications Biology
title A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
title_full A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
title_fullStr A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
title_full_unstemmed A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
title_short A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
title_sort standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04332-6
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