@article{fdi:010090575,
  title = {{C}ombining transinfected {W}olbachia and a genetic sexing strain to control {A}edes albopictus in laboratory-controlled conditions},
  author = {{S}cussel, {S}. and {G}audillat, {B}. and {E}snault, {J}. and {L}ejarre, {Q}. and {D}uployer, {M}. and {L}ebon, {C}yrille and {B}enlali, {A}. and {M}avingui, {P}. and {T}ortosa, {P}. and {C}attel, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he global expansion of {A}edes albopictus has stimulated the development of environmentally friendly methods aiming to control disease transmission through the suppression of natural vector populations. {S}terile male release programmes are currently being deployed worldwide, and are challenged by the availability of an efficient sex separation which can be achieved mechanically at the pupal stage and/or by artificial intelligence at the adult stage, or through genetic sexing, which allows separating males and females at an early development stage. {I}n this study, we combined the genetic sexing strain previously established based on the linkage of dieldrin resistance to the male locus with a {W}olbachia transinfected line. {F}or this, we introduced either the w{P}ip-{I} or the w{P}ip-{IV} strain from {C}ulex pipiens in an asymbiotic {W}olbachia-free {A}e. albopictus line. {W}e then measured the penetrance of cytoplasmic incompatibility and life-history traits of both transinfected lines, selected the w{P}ip-{IV} line and combined it with the genetic sexing strain. {P}opulation suppression experiments demonstrated a 90% reduction in population size and a 50% decrease in hatching rate. {P}resented results showed that such a combination has a high potential in terms of vector control but also highlighted associated fitness costs, which should be reduced before large-scale field assay.},
  keywords = {{A}edes albopictus ; {W}olbachia ; genetic sexing strain ; incompatible insect ; technique ; cytoplasmic incompatibility ; vector control ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {R}oyal {S}ociety {B} : {B}iological {S}ciences},
  volume = {291},
  numero = {2021},
  pages = {20240429 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {0962-8452},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1098/rspb.2024.0429},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090575},
}