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ArticleScientific reports2025

Suppression of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) populations using the boosted sterile insect technique in Greece.

Athanasios Giatropoulos, Georgios Balatsos, Vasileios Karras, Renaud Lancelot, Jérémy Bouyer, Arianna Puggioli, Romeo Bellini, Nikos T Papadopoulos, Dimitrios P Papachristos, Ioannis Mouratidis and 1 more

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Athanasios GiatropoulosLaboratory of Efficacy Control of Pesticides, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Georgios BalatsosLaboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Vasileios KarrasLaboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Renaud LancelotASTRE, CIRAD, INRAE, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, 34398, France.
Jérémy BouyerASTRE, CIRAD, INRAE, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, 34398, France.
Arianna PuggioliCentro Agricoltura Ambiente "G. Nicoli", Crevalcore, 40014, Italy.
Romeo BelliniCentro Agricoltura Ambiente "G. Nicoli", Crevalcore, 40014, Italy.
Nikos T PapadopoulosDepartment of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Magnisias, 38446, Greece.
Dimitrios P PapachristosLaboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Ioannis MouratidisLaboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
Antonios MichaelakisLaboratory of Insects and Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Attica, Greece. a.michaelakis@bpi.gr.

Funding

a) National Recovery and Resilience Plan, "Greece 2.0" and EU Funding-Next Generation EU and b) Horizon Europe grant a)ΤΑΕΔΚ06173 and b) 01086640a) Region of Attica and b) National Recovery and Resilience Plan, "Greece 2.0" and EU Funding-Next Generation EU a) N/A and b) ΤΑΕΔΚ06173Region of Attica N/A
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Abstract

The boosted Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) by releasing sterilized males coated with the larvicide pyriproxyfen has been suggested for the control of Aedes container-breeding mosquitoes. In 2023, a boosted-SIT field trial was applied in Greece against Aedes albopictus by weekly releases of pyriproxyfen-coated sterile males at the beginning (12 May-16 June) and peak (1 September-6 October) of mosquito activity, including two Mark-Release-Recapture sessions in July. No overall effect on egg densities was noted in the treated site, while a significant decrease compared to a control site was recorded in specific locations. The egg hatching rate in the treated site (56-57%) was lower than the control site (84-85%) during the release cycles and one month following the second release cycle. During the second release cycle and the following month, an overall suppression of the adult population was achieved (85-93% reduction compared to the control site), and high boosted sterile-to-wild male ratio (15:1) and competitiveness index of boosted-SIT males (0.46) were recorded, respectively. The suppression of both adult and egg populations was more pronounced a month after the conclusion of releases, indicating a residual activity of boosted-SIT. Our findings demonstrate the potential of boosted-SIT against Ae. albopictus particularly in suppressing adult population.

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AedesMosquito ControlAnimalsFemaleGreeceInsecticidesMaleMosquito VectorsPyridinesInsecticidesPyridinespyriproxyfenBoosted-SITMosquito adult suppressionMosquito egg suppressionPyriproxyfenVector control

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PMCPMC12589611

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