Communications Biology (Dec 2022)
A standalone incompatible insect technique enables mosquito suppression in the urban subtropics
- Qin Zeng,
- Lingzhi She,
- Hao Yuan,
- Yuying Luo,
- Renke Wang,
- Wei Mao,
- Weifeng Wang,
- Yueting She,
- Chaojun Wang,
- Mengyi Shi,
- Ting Cao,
- Renxian Gan,
- Yongjun Li,
- Jiayi Zhou,
- Wei Qian,
- Shixiong Hu,
- Yong Wang,
- Xiaoying Zheng,
- Kuibiao Li,
- Lianyang Bai,
- Xiaoling Pan,
- Zhiyong Xi
Affiliations
- Qin Zeng
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Lingzhi She
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Hao Yuan
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Yuying Luo
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Renke Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Wei Mao
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Weifeng Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Yueting She
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Chaojun Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Mengyi Shi
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Ting Cao
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Renxian Gan
- Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd
- Yongjun Li
- Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd
- Jiayi Zhou
- Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd
- Wei Qian
- Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd
- Shixiong Hu
- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Yong Wang
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University
- Xiaoying Zheng
- Sun Yat-sen University—Michigan State University Joint Center of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kuibiao Li
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lianyang Bai
- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Xiaoling Pan
- The Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine
- Zhiyong Xi
- Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04332-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 5,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
A field trial in Changsha, China, involving the release of a triple Wolbachia-infected strain of the mosquito, Aedes albopictus, demonstrates the feasibility of using an incompatible insect technique to suppress disease vector mosquito populations in urban subtropic environments.
