Sugar administration to newly emerged Aedes albopictus males increases their survival probability and mating performance

Acta Tropica

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bellini, Romeo ^a   Puggioli, Arianna ^a   Balestrino, Fabrizio ^a   Brunelli, Paolo ^a   Medici, Anna ^a   Urbanelli, Sandra ^b   Carrieri, Marco ^a  

^a Centro Agricoltura Ambiente GNicoli IAEA Collaborating Centre   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Mating competitiveness; Sterile insect technique (SIT); Sterile male; Sugar; Survival

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SUGAR;

ADULT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATING BEHAVIOR; MOSQUITO; PROBABILITY; PUPA; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SUGAR; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENERAL DEVICE; HONEY; INSECT CONTROL; LONGEVITY; MALE; MALE STERILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SPONGE; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; HEXAPODA;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; MATING COMPETITIVENESS; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE (SIT); STERILE MALE; SUGAR; SURVIVAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; DIET; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84896547985     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.11.022     Document Type: Article

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