@article{fdi:010066138,
  title = {{C}omparison of irradiation and {W}olbachia based approaches for sterile-male strategies targeting {A}edes albopictus},
  author = {{A}tyame, {C}. {M}. and {L}abb{\'e}, {P}. and {L}ebon, {C}. and {W}eill, {M}. and {M}oretti, {R}. and {M}arini, {F}. and {G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment and {C}alvitti, {M}. and {T}ortosa, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he global expansion of {A}edes albopictus together with the absence of vaccines for most of the arboviruses transmitted by this mosquito has stimulated the development of sterile-male strategies aiming at controlling disease transmission through the suppression of natural vector populations. {I}n this context, two environmentally friendly control strategies, namely the {S}terile {I}nsect {T}echnique ({SIT}) and the {W}olbachia-based {I}ncompatible {I}nsect {T}echnique ({IIT}) are currently being developed in several laboratories worldwide. {S}o far however, there is a lack of comparative assessment of these strategies under the same controlled conditions. {H}ere, we compared the mating capacities, i.e. insemination capacity, sterilization capacity and mating competitiveness of irradiated (35 {G}y) and incompatible {A}e. albopictus males at different ages and ratios under laboratory controlled conditions. {O}ur data show that there was no significant difference in insemination capacity of irradiated and incompatible males, both male types showing lower capacities than untreated males at 1 day but recovering full capacity within 5 days following emergence. {R}egarding mating competitiveness trials, a global observed trend is that incompatible males tend to induce a lower hatching rate than irradiated males in cage controlled confrontations. {M}ore specifically, incompatible males were found more competitive than irradiated males in 5:1 ratio regardless of age, while irradiated males were only found more competitive than incompatible males in the 1:1 ratio at 10 days old. {O}verall, under the tested conditions, {IIT} seemed to be slightly more effective than {SIT}. {H}owever, considering that a single strategy will likely not be adapted to all environments, our data stimulates the need for comparative assessments of distinct strategies in up-scaled conditions in order to identify the most suitable and safe sterilizing technology to be implemented in a specific environmental setting and to identify the parameters requiring fine tuning in order to reach optimal release conditions.},
  keywords = {{REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e0146834 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0146834},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066138},
}