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Suppressing mosquito populations with precision guided sterile males

Authors :
Ming Li
Ting Yang
Michelle Bui
Stephanie Gamez
Tyler Wise
Nikolay P. Kandul
Junru Liu
Lenissa Alcantara
Haena Lee
Jyotheeswara R. Edula
Robyn Raban
Yinpeng Zhan
Yijin Wang
Nick DeBeaubien
Jieyan Chen
Héctor M. Sánchez C.
Jared B. Bennett
Igor Antoshechkin
Craig Montell
John M. Marshall
Omar S. Akbari
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

A. aegypti is the principal vector for arboviruses that impact on human health and wellbeing. Here the authors use precision guided sterile insect technique—pgSIT—to suppress or eliminate mosquito populations in multigeneration cage experiments.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6657019e4eeb467cb13ad70625b12de4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25421-w