Optimization of irradiation dose to Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in a sterile insect technique program.

ABSTRACT: The sterile insect technique (SIT) may offer a means to control the transmission of mosquito borne diseases. SIT involves the release of male insects that have been sterilized by exposure to ionizing radiation. We determined the effects of different doses of radiation on the survival and reproductive capacity of local strains of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in southern Mexico. The survival of irradiated pupae was invariably greater than 90% and did not differ significantly in either sex for either species. Irradiation had no significant adverse effects on the flight ability (capacity to fly out of a test device) of male mosquitoes, which consistently exceeded 91% in Ae. aegypti and 96% in Ae. albopictus. The average number of eggs laid per female was significantly reduced in Ae. aegypt

SUBMITTER: Bond JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6380561 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature