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Assessment of a novel adult mass-rearing cage for Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Anopheles arabiensis (Patton)


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Title: Assessment of a novel adult mass-rearing cage for Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Anopheles arabiensis (Patton)
Authors : Maïga, Hamidou
Mamai, Wadaka
Somda, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé
Wallner, Thomas
Poda, Bèwadéyir Serge
Salvador Herranz, Gustavo
Keywords: Culícidos - Genética - Control.Mosquitoes - Genetics - Control.Genética de poblaciones - Modelos matemáticos.Population genetics - Mathematical models.Insects as carriers of disease - Genetics - Control.Biometry.Esterilidad.Infertility.Insectos vectores - Genética - Control.Biometría.
Publisher: MDPI.
Citation: Maïga, H., Mamai, W., Bimbilé Somda, N.S., Wallner, T., Poda, B.S., Salvador-Herranz, G. et al. (2020). Assessment of a novel adult mass-rearing cage for "Aedes albopictus" (Skuse) and "Anopheles arabiensis" (Patton). Insects, vol. 11, i. 11 (13 nov.), art. 801. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110801
Abstract: Successful implementation of the sterile insect technique (SIT) against Aedes albopictus and Anopheles arabiensis relies on a continuous supply of sterilemales. Tomeet this requirement, optimization of the mass-rearing techniques is needed. This study, therefore, aims to assess a new mass-rearing cage (MRC) in terms of egg production efficiency and egg hatch rate (quality). In addition, adult survival was evaluated based on a cage adult-index for Ae. albopictus. Moreover, the cage’s suitability for use in mass An. arabiensis egg production was compared to that of the FAO/IAEA Anopheles reference cage. In Ae. albopictus rearing, the new MRC produced 1,112,110 eggs per cage following six blood meals, with minimum loss of eggs in the egging water. Furthermore, the adult index gave a good proxy of daily mortality rates in Ae. albopictus. In An. arabiensis rearing, about 130,000 eggs per egg batch were collected both from the new and the reference MRC. These findings suggest that the new MRC prototype is efficient in terms of egg production and can be used for mass-rearing in SIT programs targeting Ae. albopictus as well as An. arabiensis. The adult index was also positively validated for the detection of unusual mortality rates in Ae. albopictus mass-rearing facilities. Overall, the new MRC has shown several advantages; however, further improvements are necessary to minimize escapes during the egg collection processes.
Description: Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/11/801
En este artículo también participan: Rafael Argiles-Herrero, Hanano Yamada y Jérémy Bouyer.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10637/12714
Rights : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
ISSN: 2075-4450 (Electrónico).
Issue Date: 13-Nov-2020
Center : Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU
Appears in Collections:Dpto. Proyectos, Teoría y Técnica del Diseño y la Arquitectura





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