@article{fdi:010048186, title = {{D}ispersal and survival of male and female {A}edes albopictus ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) on {R}eunion {I}sland}, author = {{L}acroix, {R}. and {D}elatte, {H}{\'e}l{\`e}ne and {H}ue, {T}. and {R}eiter, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}ouse-baited traps were used to assess the longevity and dispersal of male and female {A}edes albopictus by mark-release-recapture at two sites on {L}a {R}eunion {I}sland. {R}ecapture rate was high, and mosquitoes of both sexes appeared up to 23 d after release. {A} daily survival probability of approximate to 0.95 for males and females, far higher than expected, was estimated from these results. {T}here was evidence that both sexes prefer to follow corridors of vegetation rather than crossing open spaces. {P}opulations of wild mosquitoes had parous and insemination rates indicative of a young population. {T}hese results are relevant to future attempts to control this species by sterile insect technology.}, keywords = {{A}edes albopictus ; {A}edes aegypti ; dispersal ; survival ; sterile insect ; technique}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology}, volume = {46}, numero = {5}, pages = {1117--1124}, ISSN = {0022-2585}, year = {2009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048186}, }