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

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

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is based on the inundatory field release of a target pest following their reproductive sterilization via exposure to radiation. Until recently, gamma irradiation from isotopic sources has been the most widely used in SIT programs. As isotopic sources are becoming i...

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Main Authors: Hanano Yamada, Bénéwendé Aristide Kaboré, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Nonhlanhla L. Ntoyi, Chantel Janet de Beer, Jérémy Bouyer, Carlos Caceres, Robert L. Mach, Yeudiel Gómez-Simuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Ceratitis capitata</i>
<i>Anastrepha ludens</i>
<i>Glossina palpalis gambiensis</i>
<i>Aedes aegypti</i>
<i>Anopheles arabiensis</i>
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/92

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