@article{fdi:010084642,
  title = {{C}ould species-focused suppression of {A}edes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and {A}edes albopictus, the tiger mosquito, affect interacting predators ? {A}n evidence synthesis from the literature},
  author = {{B}onds, {J}. {A}. {S}. and {C}ollins, {C}. {M}. and {G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he risks of {A}edes aegypti and {A}edes albopictus nuisance and vector-borne diseases are rising and the adverse effects of broad-spectrum insecticide application have promoted species-specific techniques, such as sterile insect technique ({SIT}) and other genetic strategies, as contenders in their control operations. {W}hen specific vector suppression is proposed, potential effects on predators and wider ecosystem are some of the first stakeholder questions. {T}hese are not the only {A}edes vectors of human diseases, but are those for which {SIT} and genetic strategies are of most interest. {T}hey vary ecologically and in habitat origin, but both have behaviorally human-adapted forms with expanding ranges. {T}he aquatic life stages are where predation is strongest due to greater resource predictability and limited escape opportunity. {T}hese vectors' anthropic forms usually use ephemeral water bodies and man-made containers as larval habitats; predators that occur in these are mobile, opportunistic and generalist. {N}o literature indicates that any predator depends on larvae of either species. {A}s adults, foraging theory predicts these mosquitoes are of low profitability to predators. {E}nergy expended hunting and consuming will mostly outweigh their energetic benefit. {M}oreover, as adult biomass is mobile and largely disaggregated, any predator is likely to be a generalist and opportunist. {T}his work, which summarizes much of the literature currently available on the predators of {A}e. aegypti and {A}e. albopictus, indicates it is highly unlikely that any predator species depends on them. {S}pecies-specific vector control to reduce nuisance and disease is thus likely to be of negligible or limited impact on nontarget predators.},
  keywords = {ecology ; environmental impact assessment ; {Z}ika ; dengue ; vector control ; {SIT} ; {IIT} ; genetic insect control},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}est {M}anagement {S}cience},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[17 p.]},
  ISSN = {1526-498{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1002/ps.6870},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084642},
}