Dispersal of Engineered Male Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

Vector control using releases of sterile insects is a well-known approach. ‘Genetically sterile’ male Aedes aegypti have been developed and released in a modern realisation of the sterile insect technique. Released engineered males seek out and mate with wild females, with the resultant offspring dy...

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Main Authors: Winskill, Peter, Carvalho, Danilo O., Capurro, Margareth L., Alphey, Luke, Donnelly, Christl A., McKemey, Andrew R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640874/