Quality control methods for Aedes albopictus sterile male production.

• Main Authors: Fabrizio Balestrino (Author), Arianna Puggioli (Author), Marco Carrieri (Author), Jérémy Bouyer (Author), Romeo Bellini (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The capacity of the released sterile males to survive, disperse, compete with wild males and inseminate wild females is an essential prerequisite to be evaluated in any area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programs including a sterile insect release method. Adequate quality control tests su...