Female-specific flightless (fsRIDL) phenotype for control of Aedes albopictus.

• Main Authors: Geneviève M C Labbé (Author), Sarah Scaife (Author), Siân A Morgan (Author), Zoë H Curtis (Author), Luke Alphey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is a vector of several arboviruses including dengue and chikungunya, and is also a significant nuisance mosquito. It is one of the most invasive of mosquitoes with a relentlessly increasing geographic distribution. Conventional control methods...