Colonized Aedes albopictus and its sexual performance in the wild: implications for SIT technology and containment

• Main Authors: Hamady, Dieng, Ruslan, Norrafiza, Ahmad, Abu Hassan, Rawi, Che Salmah Md, Ahmad, Hamdan, Satho, Tomomitsu, Miake, Fumio, Zuharah, Wan Fatma, Yuki FuKumitsu, Yuki FuKumitsu, Saad, Ahmad Ramli, Rajasaygar, Sudha, Vargas, Ronald Enrique Morales, Majid, Abdul Hafiz Ab, Fadzly, Nik, Ghani, Idris Abd, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2013
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/44111/1/1756-3305-6-206.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/44111/; https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-206

Background: Mating is a physiological process of crucial importance underlying the size and maintenance of mosquito populations. In sterile and incompatible insect technologies (SIT and IIT), mating is essential for mass production, persistence, and success of released individuals, and is a centra...