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ArticleParasites & vectors2026

Impact of male-sterilizing doses and mating status on blood feeding rates and longevity in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles arabiensis females.

Hanano Yamada, Nanwintoum Sévérin Bimbilé Somda, Béwadéyir Serge Poda, Carina Kraupa, Thomas Wallner, Wadaka Mamai, Kostas Bourtzis, Thabo Mashatola, Simran Singh Kotla, Chantel Janet de Beer and 2 more

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Hanano YamadaInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria. h.yamada@iaea.org.
Nanwintoum Sévérin Bimbilé Somda *Insect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Béwadéyir Serge Poda *Département de Biologie Médicale/Santé Publique (BioMed/SP), Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Carina KraupaInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas WallnerInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Wadaka MamaiInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Kostas BourtzisInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Thabo MashatolaVector Reference Laboratory, Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health, Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Simran Singh KotlaInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Chantel Janet de BeerInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Fabrizio BalestrinoInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.
Jeremy BouyerInsect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, 1400, Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

The irradiation of female mosquitoes has been shown to influence blood feeding behavior, depending on dose, life stage at irradiation, and mating status. In sterile male releases during the sterile insect technique (SIT) programs, a small number of sterile females can be released accidentally, which may pose a manageable but nonnegligible risk regarding disease transmission. In this study, female Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles arabiensis were exposed to gamma irradiation at male-sterilizing doses and the blood feeding rates and longevity of mated versus unmated sterile females were assessed. Although some differences were observed between the three species, generally females irradiated at the pupal stage showed a marked decrease in blood feeding rates, while irradiated adults showed slightly higher feeding rates, more pronounced in the second week (for Aedes spp.). Overall, blood feeding females irradiated as pupae that were mated died soonest, while in the non-blood fed groups, irradiation only correlated with negative effects on survival in Ae. aegypti, and mating status correlated with diminished survival in Ae. albopictus. Although the overall risk of a small number of mated, irradiated females participating in disease transmission in SIT programs is expected to be very low, rigorous sex separation and quality control will minimize this risk, and developing genetic sexing strains to ensure safety should be prioritized.

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AedesAnophelesFeeding BehaviorAnimalsFemaleGamma RaysLongevityMaleMosquito VectorsReproductionSexual Behavior, AnimalBlood feeding successIrradiationSex separationSterile insect techniqueVector competence

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PMCPMC13169929

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