Combining two genetic sexing strains allows sorting of non-transgenic males for Aedes genetic control

Abstract Chemical control of disease vectoring mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti is costly, unsustainable, and increasingly ineffective due to the spread of insecticide resistance. The Sterile Insect Technique is a valuable alternative but is limited by slow, error-prone, and wasteful se...

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Main Authors: Célia Lutrat, Myriam Burckbuchler, Roenick Proveti Olmo, Rémy Beugnon, Albin Fontaine, Omar S. Akbari, Rafael Argilés-Herrero, Thierry Baldet, Jérémy Bouyer, Eric Marois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05030-7