ArticlePloS one2019
Investigating the impact of chilling temperature on male Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus survival.
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- Suitability of a chilled environmental box of the Precision X-RAD 320 cabinet style irradiator for the irradiation of mosquitoes and tsetse in the context of the sterile insect technique.Journal of economic entomology · 2026Article
- Entomological Surveillance and Vector Competence: A Crucial Front in Dengue Prevention.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2026Review
- Evaluating the biological quality of mass-reared Anopheles arabiensis males irradiated as pupae or as adults.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Evaluating the performance of three packing methods for long-distance transport of sterile adult Aedes albopictus males.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rhodamine-B for the mark, release, and recapture experiments in gamma-irradiated maleVeterinary world · 2024Article
- Mating harassment may boost the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique for Aedes mosquitoes.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Mass irradiation of adult Aedes mosquitoes using a coolable 3D printed canister.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Release of sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes: chilling effect on mass-reared males survival and escape ability and on irradiated males sexual competitiveness.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Radiation dose-fractionation in adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2023Article
- Assessment of Compaction, Temperature, and Duration Factors for Packaging and Transporting of Sterile MaleInsects · 2022Article
- Current Status of Mosquito Handling, Transporting and Releasing in Frame of the Sterile Insect Technique.Insects · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of a New Self-Marking Technique inInsects · 2022Article
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- Adult mosquito predation and potential impact on the sterile insect technique.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Effects of Chilling and Anoxia on the Irradiation Dose-Response in AdultFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Standardization of the FAO/IAEA Flight Test for Quality Control of Sterile Mosquitoes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
In genetic control programmes, including the sterile insect technique (SIT), it is crucial to release insects of the highest quality with maximum survival. It is likely that male mosquitoes will follow the trend of other insects in SIT programmes and be stored, transported and eventually released under chilled conditions. The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of different chilling temperatures on male Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus survival by exposing them to a range of temperatures for different durations. Ae. aegypti were found to be less sensitive to the impact of chilling, with only 6°C causing a marginal decrease in survival in comparison to non-chilled controls. Conversely, Ae. albopictus displayed a significantly reduced survival at all chilling temperatures even when exposed for a short time. In both species, longer exposure to low temperatures reduced survival. Our results uncovered that Ae. albopictus are more sensitive to chilling, regardless of the temperature, when compared to Ae. aegypti. Such results indicate differences in thermal tolerances between species and the necessity of conducting experiments on a species by species basis when determining temperature limits for any insect destined for release as part of a genetic control programme.
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