Yes, irradiated sterile male mosquitoes can be sexually competitive!
Bouyer J., Vreysen M.J.B.. 2020. Trends in Parasitology, 36 (11) : p. 877-880.
Adequate sexual competitiveness of sterile males is a prerequisite for genetic control methods, including the sterile insect technique. During the past decade several semi-field and open-field trials demonstrated that irradiated male mosquitoes can be competitive.
Mots-clés : lâcher d'insectes stériles; aedes aegypti; lutte anti-insecte; compétition biologique; irradiation; infertilité mâle; méthode de lutte; aedes albopictus; contrôle de maladies; lutte génétique
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- Bouyer Jérémy — Bios / UMR ASTRE