Genetic control of mosquitoes: Population suppression strategies

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 287-292

  Wilke, André Barretto Bruno ^a   Marrelli, Mauro Toledo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Field tests; Genetic control; Mosquito; RIDL; SIT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; BIOSAFETY; CONTRACEPTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENETIC PEST CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; LETHAL GENE; MASS REARING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REARING; RELEASE OF INSECTS CARRYING A DOMINANT LETHAL GENE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; GENES, LETHAL; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84866527819     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652012000500009     Document Type: Article

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