Biology of Male Mosquitoes in Relation to Genetic Control Programmes

Closed for proposals

Project Type

Coordinated Research Project

Project Code

G34002

CRP

1370

Approved Date

7 March 2006

Status

Closed

Start Date

1 December 2007

Expected End Date

31 December 2013

Completed Date

13 November 2013

Description

Successful integration of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) into area-wide programmes against many pest species has led to resurgence in interest to develop this area-wide control strategy against mosquitoes and the diseases these transmit. Genetic control of mosquitoes to curb disease transmission is not new, and has been tested with varying degrees of success. SIT was successfully implemented in a pilot project against the malaria mosquito Anopheles albimanus in El Salvador in the 1970s. Since then, scientific advances in the fields of molecular biology, mosquito ecology and behaviour, as well as GIS technology, have improved prospects for mosquito SIT development. This CRP will focus on key gaps in knowledge on adult male mosquito biology, and particularly those factors that affect the ability of males to attract, court, and inseminate females in the field. The ultimate goal of the CRP is to establish the specific biological and behavioural determinants that contribute to male mosquito sexual competitiveness. Tools needed to study the fate of released males, particularly sampling tools and methods for marking, also form part of the project.

Objectives

To assist Member States in achieving sustainable Mosquito-borne disease control/elimination, through development of area-wide SIT programmes against selected disease vectors. To advance the understanding of critical (behavioural) ecological components of male mosquito biology so as to be capable to produce high quality and sexually competitive sterile males in mass-rearing facilities. Basic and applied research contributes to the foreseen implementation of An. arabiensis and other mosquito SIT through 1) Understanding male bionomics and physiology under field conditions; 2) Maximising mating ability in the laboratory by understanding mating behaviour in field settings.

Specific objectives

1. Mosquito male pre-mating conditions

2. Mosquito mating systems

3. Contribution of molecular/chemical approaches to the understanding of male mosquito mating behavior

Impact

The sharing of expertise and knowledge of male mosquito biology and behaviour has been highly desirable. Over the CRP period (6 years), researchers from around 17 countries exchanged results on the topic and a solid network was created around critical questions necessary to assess the use of novel approaches (SIT, IIT, transgenic) to control mosquitoes. Knowledge gained, practical procedures and standard protocols developed during the CRP were distributed among the participants to be able to conduct comparison when possible. Technology transfer for the dosage of metabolic resources (ie, sugars, glycogen, lipids and proteins) has been done between Burkina Faso, Benin, France and La Réunion. Moreover, staff from Burkina Faso visited La Réunion for skill transfer in swarm sampling.

Relevance

The CRP was extremely relevant to the advancement towards mosquito SIT implementation. Focusing research on male mosquito biology and behaviour was crucial for the implementation of future control programmes in Member States and highly relevant to the mosquito project 2.1.4.4. While data on male mosquito biology remain “small” and “scarce” the CRP succeeded in creating research groups focussing on aspects allowing the assessment of the quality of released insects according to their rearing and also identifying male biology and behaviour traits that will help establishing mosquito surveillance and assessing the efficacy of a released programme. Effectively the CRP brought the participants together, resulting in goal-oriented applied research that produced tangible results. In addition to standardized protocols and guidelines developed during the CRP, dissemination of the results will be ensured by the publication of a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal providing universal access to the advances made. The progress obtained in the CRP highly contributes to the feasibility studies for the use of SIT in an AW-IPM to control mosquito populations in Sudan, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Benin, Italy, French Polynesia, Brazil, and La Réunion.

CRP Publications

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2009

Description

DJOGBÉNOU, L. Lutte antivectorielle contre le paludisme et résistance des vecteurs aux insecticides en Afrique. Médécine Tropicale 69: 160-164.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

MAÏGA, H., K. DABIRÉ, T. LEHMANN, F. TRIPET and A. DIABATÉ (2012). Variation in energy reserves and role of body size in the mating system of Anopheles gambiae. Journal of Vector Ecology 37(2): 289-297.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

Special Issue of Acta Tropica Journal

Year

2014

Publication URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0001706X/132/supp/S

Description

Biology and behaviour of male mosquitoes in relation to new approaches to control disease transmitting mosquitoes

Country/Organization

Elsevier

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

HAPAIRAI, L.B., J. MARIE, S.P. SINKINS, H.C. BOSSIN (in press). Effect of temperature and larval density on Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) laboratory rearing productivity and male characteristics. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2009

Description

BENEDICT, M. Q., B. G. J. KNOLS, H. C. BOSSIN, P. I. HOWELL, E. MIALHE, C. CACERES, A. S. ROBINSON (2009). Colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others. Malaria Journal 8(Suppl. 2): S4.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

MADAKACHERRY, O., R.S. LEES and J.R.L. GILLES (in press). Aedes albopictus (Skuse) males in laboratory and semi-field cages: release ratios and mating competitiveness. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2008

Description

DJOGBÉNOU, L., F. CHANDRE, A. BERTHOMIEU, R. DABIRE, A. KOFFI, H. ALOUT and M. WEILL (2008). Evidence of introgression of the ace-1(R) mutation and of the ace-1 duplication in West African Anopheles gambiae s. s. PLoS ONE, 3: e2172.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2008

Description

POUEME R. (2008). Etude du comportement trophique des mâles d’Anopheles en rapport avec le sucre des plantes. Master International d’Entomologie médicale et Vétérinaire (MIE) UAC/UM2/CREC/IRSP/IRD, Cotonou, Bénin. p20.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

CHADEE, D.D., J.M. SUTHERLAND and J.R.L GILLES (in press). Diel sugar feeding and reproductive behaviours of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Trinidad: With implications for mass release of sterile mosquitoes. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Trinidad & Tobago

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

BELLINI, R., A. MEDICI, A. PUGGIOLI, F. BALESTRINO and M. CARRIERI (2012). Pilot field trials with Aedes albopictus irradiated sterile males in Italian urban areas. Journal of Medical Entomology (in print).

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

SAWADOGO, P., C. COSTANTINI, C. PENNETIER, A. DIABATÉ, G. GIBSON and K. DABIRÉ (2012). Influence of circadian rhythms and environmental factors on the timing of natural swarming behavior in Anopheles gambiae M and S molecular forms in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Parasites & Vectors [in press].

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

DAHAN Y.L., L.L. KOEKEMOER (in press).Analysis of the genitalia rotation in the male Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Tropica,

Country/Organization

South Africa

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

PITTS, R.J., R. MOZURAITIS, A. GAUVIN-BIALECKI, G. LEMPÉRIÈRE (in press). The Roles of Kairomones, Synamones and Pheromones in the Chemically-Mediated Behaviour of Male Mosquitoes. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

USA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

CARRIERI, M., P. ANGELINI, C. VENTURELLI, B. MACCAGNANI and R. BELLINI (2011). Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) population size survey in the 2007 Chikungunya outbreak area in Italy. I. Characterization of breeding sites and evaluation of sampling methodologies. Journal of Medical Entomology 48(6): 1214-1225.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2012

Description

BERNARD, Q. (2012). Bases chimiques de la communication et des relations insectes-plantes chez deux espèces de moustiques. Master 2 « Sciences du vivant », Spécialité «Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles », Faculté des Sciences, Université de la Réunion. p90.

Country/Organization

FRANCE La Reunion

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

CHADEE, D.D. and J.R.L. GILLES (in press). The diel copulation periodicity of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) at indoor and outdoor sites in Trinidad, West Indies. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Trinidad & Tobago

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2008

Description

OUEDRAOGO, R. (2008). Mise en évidence de l'alimentation sucrée chez les vecteurs du paludisme dans deux localités de l'Ouest du Burkina Faso. Diplôme d’Etude Approfondie (DEA). Faculty of Science, Université Polytechnique Bobo Dioulasso. p47.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

HAPAIRAI, L. K., M. A. CHEONG-SANG, S. P. SINKINS and H. C. BOSSIN (2013). Comparison of the CDC Backpack and InsectaZooka aspirators for sampling Aedes polynesiensis (Culicidae) mosquitoes in French Polynesia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association [submitted].

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

OLIVA, C.F., M.J.B. VREYSEN, S. DUPÉ, J.R.L GILLES, L.C. GOUAGNA, R.S. LEES, R. CHHEM (in press). Current status and future challenges for controlling malaria with the sterile insect technique: technical and social perspectives. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

HASSAN, M., EL-MOTASIM, W., AHMED, R. and. EL-SAYED, B. (2010). Prolonged colonisation, irradiation, and transportation do not impede mating vigour and competitiveness of male Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes under semi-field conditions in Northern Sudan. Malaria World Journal 1: 2.

Country/Organization

Sudan

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

YAHOUÉDO, G.A, L. DJOGBÉNOU, J. SAÏZONOU, B. S. ASSOGBA, M. MAKOUTODÉ, J. GILLES, M. HAMIDOU,K. MOULINE, B.K. SOUKOU, F. Simard (in press). Effect of Three Larval Diets on Larval Development and Male Sexual Performance of Anopheles gambiae s.s. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

CHAMBERS, E. W., H. C. BOSSIN, S. A. RITCHIE, R. C. RUSSELL and S. L. DOBSON (2013). Landing response of Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis mosquitoes to coloured targets, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Jan. 22.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

HAPAIRAI, L. K., M. A. CHEONG-SANG, S. P. SINKINS and H. C. BOSSIN (2013). Population studies of the filarial vector Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in two island settings of French Polynesia, Journal of Medical Entomology [submitted].

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

GOUAGNA, L., R. POUEME, K. DABIRÉ, J. OUEDRAOGO, D. FONTENILLE and F. SIMARD (2010). Pattern of sugar feeding and host plant preferences in adult males of An. gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Vector Ecology 35: 267-276.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2011

Description

MAÏGA, H. (2011). Analyse des ressources énergétiques nécessaires aux activités d’essaimage et d’accouplement chez Anopheles gambiae. Master International d’Entomologie médicale et Vétérinaire (MIE) UAC/UM2/CREC/IRSP/IRD, Cotonou, Bénin. p25

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

O’CONNOR, L., C. PLICHART, A. C. SANG, C. L. BRELSFOARD, H. C. BOSSIN and S. L. DOBSON (2012). Open Release of Male Mosquitoes Infected with a Wolbachia Biopesticide: Field Performance and Infection Containment. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6(11) : e4797.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

LEES, R.S., B. KNOLS, R. BELLINI, M.Q. BENEDICT, A. BHEECARRY, H.C. BOSSIN, D.D. CHADEE, J.D. CHARLWOOD, R.K. DABIRÉ, L. DJOGBENOU, A. EGYIR-YAWSON, R. GATO, L.C. GOUAGNA, M.M. HASSAN, S.A. KHAN, L.L. KOEKEMOER, G. LEMPERIERE, N.C. MANOUKIS, R. MOZURAITIS, J. PITTS, F. SIMARD and J.R.L. GILLES (in press). Increasing our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

GATO, R., A. COMPANIONI, R.Y. BRUZON, Z. MENENDEZ, A. GONZÁLEZ, M. RODRÍGUEZ (in press). Release of thiotepa sterilized males on cages populations of Aedes aegypti: life table analysis. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

Cuba

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

CARRIERI, M., A. ALBIERI, P. ANGELINI, F. BALDACCHINI, C. VENTURELLI, S. MASCALI ZEO and R. BELLINI (2011). Surveillance of the chikungunya vector Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy): organizational and technical aspects of a large scale monitoring system. Journal of Vector Ecology 36(1): 108-116.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2009

Description

MANOUKIS, N., A. DIABATÉ, A. ABDOULAYE, M. DIALLO, A. DAO, A. YARO, J. RIBEIRO and T. LEHMANN (2009). Structure and dynamics of male swarms of Anopheles gambiae. Journal of Medical Entomology 46(2):227-235

Country/Organization

USA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

CARVALHO, D.O., A.L. COSTA-DA-SILVA, R.S. LEES and M.L. CAPURRO (in press). Two step male release strategy using transgenic mosquito lines to control transmission of vector-borne diseases. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Brazil

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

GILLES, J.R.L., M. SCHETELIG, F. SCOLARI, M. MAREC, M.L.CAPURRO, G. FRANZ and K. BOURTZIS (in press). Towards mosquito Sterile Insect Technique programmes: exploring genetic, molecular, mechanical and behavioural methods of sex separation in mosquitoes. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

OLIVA, C.F., D. DAMIENS and M.Q. BENEDICT (in press). Male reproductive biology of Aedes mosquitoes. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

MANOUKIS, N.C., S. BUTAIL, D.L. SHISHIKA, D.A. PALEY, J.M.C. RIBEIRO (in press). Stereoscopic Video Analysis of Anopheles gambiae Behavior in the Field: Challenges and Opportunities. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

USA

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2012

Description

KERAMPRAN, R. (2012). Etude des relations entre acquisition des ressources et fitness chez les mâles d’Anopheles arabiensis (Diptères : Culicidae): Approches comportementale, physiologique et biochimique. Master 2 « Biodiversité et Ecosystèmes Tropicaux (BEST) », Spécialité « Biodiversité et Ecosystèmes Naturels », », Faculté des Sciences, Université de la Réunion. P50.

Country/Organization

FRANCE La Reunion

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

SAWADOGO, P., M. NAMOUNTOUGOU, J. ROUAMBA, P. KENGNE, K. TOÉ, A. SANON, A. OUARI, L. GOUAGNA, A. DIABATÉ, G. GIBSON and K. DABIRÉ (2013). Four years surveys of swarming and mating systems in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae M and S forms in area of sympatry, Burkina Faso (West Africa). Life Science [submitted].

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

PENNETIER, C., B. WARREN, K. DABIRÉ, I. RUSSELL and G. GIBSON (2010). Singing on the wing as a mechanism for species recognition in the malarial mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Current Biology 20, 131-136.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

ALBIERI, A., M. CARRIERI, P. ANGELINI, F. BALDACCHINI, C. VENTURELLI, S. MASCALI ZEO and R. BELLINI (2010). Quantitative monitoring of Aedes albopictus in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy: cluster investigation and geostatistical analysis. Bulletin of Insectology 63(2): 209-216.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

OLIVA, C.F., M.J.B. VREYSEN, S. DUPÉ, J.R.L. GILLES, L.C. GOUAGNA, R.S. LEES and R. CHHEM (in press). Current status and future challenges for controlling malaria with the sterile insect technique: technical and social perspectives. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

GOUAGNA, L., R. POUEME, R. OUEDRAOGO, K. DABIRÉ and J. OUEDRAOGO. The ecology of Anopheles gambiae with reference to sugar feeding in malaria endemic villages in Western Burkina Faso. [in preparation].

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2009

Description

DJOGBÉNOU, L., P. LABBE, F. CHANDRE, N. PASTEUR, and M. WEILL (2009). Ace-1 duplication in Anopheles gambiae: a challenge for malaria control. Malaria Journal 8: 70.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

MAIGA, H., A. NIANG, S. SAWADOGO, R. DABIRÉ, R.S. LEES and J.R.L. GILLES (in press), Tripet f and Diabaté A. Role of nutritional reserves and body size in Anopheles gambiae males mating success. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

CARRIERI M., P. ANGELINI, C. VENTURELLI, B. MACCAGNANI and R. BELLINI (2012). Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) population size survey in the 2007 Chikungunya outbreak area in Italy. II: Estimating epidemic thresholds. Journal of Medical Entomology 49(2): 388-399.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

CHAMBERS E. W., L. HAPAIRAI, B. A. PEEL, H. C. BOSSIN and S. L. DOBSON (2011). Male Mating Competitiveness of a Wolbachia–Introgressed Aedes polynesiensis strain under Semi-Field Conditions. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 5(8): e1271.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

MERCER, D. R., H. C. BOSSIN, M. A. CHEONG SANG, O’CONNOR L. and S. L. DOBSON (2012). Monitoring temporal abundance and spatial distribution of Aedes polynesiensis using BG-Sentinel® traps in neighboring habitats on Raiatea, Society Archipelago, French Polynesia. Journal of Medical Entomology 49(1) : 51-60.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

BUTAIL, S., N. MANOUKIS, M. DIALLO, J. RIBEIRO, T. LEHMANN and D. PALEY (2012). Reconstructing the flight kinematics of swarming and mating behavior in wild mosquitoes. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 7(9):2624-2638.

Country/Organization

USA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

CHARLWOOD, J. D., E. V. TOMÁS, P. SALGUEIRO, A. EGYIR-YAWSON, R. J. PITTS, J. PINTO (2012). Feeding frequency and survival of Anopheles gambiae in a rice-growing area in Ghana. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 26(3): 263-270.

Country/Organization

Ghana

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

DABIRÉ, K., P. SAWADOGO, A. DIABATÉ, H. TOÉ, P. KENGNE, A. OUARI, C. COSTANTINI, C. GOUAGNA, F. SIMARD, T. BALDET, T. LEHMANN and G. GIBSON (2013). Assortative mating in mixed swarms of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. M and S molecular forms, in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Medical and Veterinary Entomology [Epub ahead of print].

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

SAWADOGO, S., P.M. NAMOUNTOUGOU, K.H. TOÉ, J. ROUAMBA, H. MAÏGA, K.R. OUÉDRAOGO, T. BALDET, L.C. GOUAGNA, P. KENGNE, F. SIMARD, C. COSTANTINI, G. GIBSON, A. DIABATÉ, R.S. LEES, J.R.L. GILLES and K.R. DABIRÉ(in press). Swarming behaviour in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae M and S forms: Review of 4 years survey in rural areas of sympatry, Burkina Faso (West Africa). Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

DJOGBÉNOU, L., N. PASTEUR, M. AKOGBÉTO, M. WEILL and F. CHANDRE. Insecticide resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex in Benin: a nationwide survey. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 1: 12.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

Master Thesis

Year

2012

Description

ERIKSOON, M. (2012). Chemical investigations of species in the genus Hoya (Apocynacea). Master Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Country/Organization

Sweden

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

IYALOO D.P., K.B. ELAHEE, A. BHEECARRY and R.S. LEES (in press). Guidelines to site selection for population surveillance and mosquito control trials: A case study from Mauritius. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Mauritius

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2009

Description

DABIRE, K., A. DIABATE, M. NAMONTOUGOU, L. DJOGBÉNOU, P. KENGNE, F. SIMARD, C. BASS, T. BALDET (2009). Distribution of insensitive acetylcholinesterase (ace-1R) in Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations from Burkina Faso (West Africa). Tropical Medicine and International Health 14: 396-403.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

BROWN, J. E., C. S. MCBRIDE, P. JOHNSON, S. RITCHIE, C. PAUPY, H. C. BOSSIN, J. LUTOMIAH, I. FERNANDEZ-SALAS, A. PONLAWAT, A. J. CORNEL, W. C. BLACK IV, N. GORROCHOTEGUI-ESCALANTE, L. URDENATA-MARQUEZ, M. SYLLA, M. SLOTMAN, K. O. MURRAY, C. WALKER and J. R. POWELL (2011). Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiples domestications of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases. Proceedings of the Biological Society 278(1717): 2446-2454.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

DABIRÉ, K.R., P.S. SAWADOGO, D.F. HIEN, N.S. BIMBILÉ-SOMDA, D.D. SOMA, A. MILLOGO, T. BALDET, L.C. GOUAGNA, F. SIMARD, T. LEFÈVRE, A. DIABATÉ, R.S. LEES and J.R.L. GILLES (in press). Occurrence of natural Anopheles arabiensis swarms in an urban area of Bobo-Dioulasso city, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

MUNHENGA, G., B. BROOKE, B. SPILLINGS, L. ESSOP, T. CHIRWA, S. MIDZI, D. GOVENDER, L. KOEKEMOER. SIT field feasibility study site selection, species abundance and monthly distribution of Anopheline mosquitoes in northern Kruger National Park, South Africa [in preparation].

Country/Organization

South Africa

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

GUILLAUMOT, L., R. OFANOA, L. SWILLEN, N. SINGH, H. C. BOSSIN, F. SCHAFFNER, (2012). Distribution of Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae) in southwestern Pacific countries, with a first report from the Kingdom of Tonga. Parasites & Vectors 5: 247.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

HAPAIRAI, L. K., H. JOSEPH, M. A. CHEONG-SANG, W. MELROSE, A. S RITCHIE, T. R. BURKOT, S. P. SINKINS and H. C. BOSSIN (2013). Field evaluation of selected traps and lures for monitoring the filarial and arbovirus vector, Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), in French Polynesia. Journal of Medical Entomology [submitted].

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

BELLINI, R., F. BALESTRINO, A. MEDICI, G. GENTILE, R. VERONESI and M. CARRIERI (2013). Mating competitiveness of Aedes albopictus radio-sterilized males in large enclosures exposed to natural conditions. Journal of Medical Entomology 50(1): 94-102.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

MEDICI, A., M. CARRIERI, E.-J. SCHOLTE, B. MACCAGNANI, M. DINDO and R. BELLINI (2011). Studies on Aedes albopictus larval mass-rearing optimization. Journal of Economic Entomology 104(1): 266-273.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

BELLINI, R., A. ALBIERI, F. BALESTRINO, M. CARRIERI, D. PORRETTA, S. URBANELLI, M. CALVITTI, R. MORETTI and S. MAINI (2010). Dispersal and survival of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) males in Italian urban areas and significance for sterile insect technique application. Journal of Medical Entomology 47(6): 1082-1091.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2010

Description

DJOGBÉNOU, L., N. PASTEUR, S. BIO-BANGANA, T. BALDET, S. IRISH, M. AKOGBÉTO, M. WEILL and F. CHANDRE (2010). Malaria vectors in the Republic of Benin: distribution of species and molecular forms of the Anopheles gambiae complex. Acta Tropica 114(2): 116-122.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

GOUAGNA L.C., R. KERAMPRAN, C. LEBON, C. BRENGUES, C. TOTY, D.A. WILKINSON, S. BOYER, D. FONTENILLE (In Press) Sugar-source preference, sugar intake and relative nutritional benefits in Anopheles arabiensis males. Acta Tropica,

Country/Organization

FRANCE La Reunion

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

SAWADOGO, P., A. DIABATÉ, A. SANON, H. TOÉ, T. BALDET, G. GIBSON, J. GILLES, F. SIMARD, S. SINKINS and K. DABIRÉ (2012). Effects of Age and Size on Anopheles gambiae s.s. Male Mosquito Mating Success. Journal of Medical Entomology 50(2): 285-93.

Country/Organization

Burkina Faso

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

ASSOGBA ,B.S., L. DJOGBÉNOU, J. SAIZONOU, A. DIABATÉ, R.K. DABIRÉ, J.R.L. GILLES, M. MAKOUTODÉ and T. BALDET (in press). Characterization of swarming and mating behaviour between Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles melas in a sympatry area of Benin. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Benin

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

HASSAN, M.M., H.M. ZAIN, M.A. BASHEER, H-E.F. ELHAJ, B.B. EL-SAYED (in press). Swarming and mating behavior of male Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae) in an area of the Sterile Insect Technique Project in Dongola, northern Sudan. Acta Tropica

Country/Organization

Sudan

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

MUNHENGA, G., D. BASIL, T. BROOKE, F. CHIRWA, R. HUNT, D. GOVENDER, M. COETZEE and L. KOEKEMOER (2011). Evaluating the potential of the sterile insect technique for malaria control: Relative fitness and mating compatibility between laboratory colonized and a wild population of Anopheles arabiensis from the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Parasites & Vectors 4: 208.

Country/Organization

South Africa

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

BELLINI, R., A. PUGGIOLI, F. BALESTRINO, P. BRUNELLI, A. MEDICI and M. CARRIERI (in press). Sugar administration to newly emerged Aedes albopictus males increases their survival probability and mating performance. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

Italy

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2013

Description

BOURTZIS, K., S. DOBSON, Z. XI, J.L. RASGON, M. CALVITI, L.A. MOREIRA, H. BOSSIN, R. MORETTI, L.A. BATON. G.L. HUGHES, P. MAVINGUI and J.R.L. GILLES. Harnessing mosquito-Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control. Acta Tropica.

Country/Organization

FAO/IAEA

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2012

Description

MERCER, D. R., J. MARIE, H. C. BOSSIN, M. FAARUIA, A. TETUANUI, M. A. CHEONG SANG and S. L. DOBSON (2012). Estimation of population size and dispersal of Aedes polynesiensis on Toamaro motu, French Polynesia. Journal of Medical Entomology 49(5) : 971-980.

Country/Organization

FRANCE French Polynesia

Type

article in peer review journal

Year

2011

Description

CHARLWOOD, J. D., E. V. TOMÁS, P. SALGUEIRO, A. EGYIR-YAWSON, R. J. PITTS, J. PINTO (2011). Studies on the behaviour of peridomestic and endophagic M form Anopheles gambiae from a rice growing area of Ghana. Bulletin of Entomological Research 101(5): 533-539.

Country/Organization

Ghana

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