Keywords: Irradiation method

Mark–release–recapture study of irradiated male Aedes albopictus under stressful field conditions

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Qingdeng Feng, Ming Li, Jeremy Bouyer, et al.,  Pest Management Science,  2026.
The sterile insect technique (SIT) suppresses mosquito populations by releasing sterile males. Its success mainly depends on the performance of sterile males. Mark–Release–Recapture (MRR) experiments are used to evaluate male performance in the field, yet most previous ...

Effect of male age at the time of irradiation on the sexual performance of sterile Ceratitis capitata males: insights from remating female offspring

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Edwin Mauricio Ramírez-Santos, Pedro Alfonso Rendón Arana, et al.,  Insect Science,  2025.
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an effective strategy for controlling insect pests, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata, Wiedemann). The effectiveness of the SIT depends on the ability of the sterile males to mate and their capacity to induce sterility ...

Effect of egg irradiation on development and sterility of wild-type and Wolbachia trans-infected Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors

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Kittayapong P, Ninphanomchai S, Thayanukul P, Limohpasmanee W,  PLoS One,  20. 2025.
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) or a combination of the two has become alternative promising vector control approaches. In order to apply these approaches, the targeted mosquitoes need to be sterilized and released. So far, the irradiation of ...

Application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Sri Lanka: Dose optimization, mating competitiveness and release ratios

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Harishchandra J, Abeyewickreme W, Premaratne R, Hapugoda M,  PLoS One,  20. 2025.
Sri Lanka has experienced severe dengue epidemics in recent years, despite the extensive vector control measures taken. Therefore, it is necessary to find sustainable vector control strategies against dengue. Novel vector control tools need to be tested for the feasibility of ...

Vector Control District Plans Experimental Mosquito Control Program

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Contributing Editor,  MyNewsLA.com,  2025.
Batches of irradiated male mosquitoes are slated for release Wednesday in Lake Elsinore with the goal of pairing the modified insects with as many females as possible to kill off the overall mosquito population, under an experimental program that apparently hasn’t generated ...

Evaluating the impact on F1 sterility of tsetse pupae Glossina morsitans morsitans irradiated following short-term hypoxic conditioning

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Caroline K. Mirieri, Kiswend-sida M. Dera, Vanessa S. Dias, et al,  Insect Science,  2025.
The sterile insect technique (SIT) for tsetse involves releasing sterilized males to outcompete wild males in mating, resulting in nonviable progeny. Balancing optimum sterility and male quality is crucial. While irradiation in hypoxia or anoxia is routine for tephritid flies, ...

Upscaling irradiation protocols of Aedes albopictus pupae within an SIT program in Reunion Island

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Lucie Marquereau, Hanano Yamada, David Damiens, Antonin Leclercq, Brice Derepas, Cécile Brengues , Brice William Dain , Quentin Lejarre 1, Mickael Proudhon , Jeremy Bouyer and Louis Clément Gouagna,  Scientific Reports,  14:12117. 2025.
The implementation of the sterile insect technique against Aedes albopictus relies on many parameters, in particular on the success of the sterilization of males to be released into the target area in overflooding numbers to mate with wild females. Achieving consistent sterility ...