
Keywords: Aede albopictus
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Field Competitiveness of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Irradiated Males in Pilot Sterile Insect Technique Trials in Northern ItalyR. Bellini, M. Carrieri, F. Balestrino, A. Puggioli, M. Malfacini and J. Bouyer, Journal of Medical Entomology, 58:807-813. 2020.![]() Vector-borne diseases account for 17% of infectious diseases, leading to more than one million deaths each year. Mosquitoes are responsible for 90% of the casualties and alternative control methods to insecticides are urgently needed, especially against Aedes vectors. Aedes ... Keywords: Aede albopictus, genetic biocontrol, SIT, sterile insect technique |

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