Aerial release of Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes using an unmanned aerial vehicle: a novel control strategy.
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| Title: | Aerial release of Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes using an unmanned aerial vehicle: a novel control strategy. |
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| Alternate Title: | Liberación aérea de mosquitos Aedes aegypti machos utilizando un vehículo aéreo no tripulado: estrategia novedosa de control. |
| Authors: | Mayela Valdez-Delgado, Kenia1, Celina Ríos-Delgado, Jana1, Asunción Nettel-Cruz, José1, Angulo-Kladt, Roberto2, Villarreal-Treviño, Cuauhtémoc1 cvilla@insp.mx |
| Source: | Salud Pública de México. jul/ago2023, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p387-393. 7p. |
| Subjects: | AEDES aegypti, DRONE aircraft, MOSQUITOES, HUMAN sexuality, MALES |
| Abstract (English): | Objective. To development of a methodology for the chilling, handling, transport, and release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, reared in insectary conditions to release in the field with unmanned vehicles to compete sexually with wild males in the field. Materials and methods. A population of Ae. aegypti from different areas in Tapachula, Chiapas, was used. Laboratory tests were conducted: Effect of temperature and cooling time on the knockdown, recovery of males, and copulatory success. Results. The chilling temperature of 3 ± 1ºC for 30 min, was used as a knockdown temperature before handling, packing, transportation, and aerial release. The males subjected to the entire process, including the semi-field aerial release test, showed normal sexual behavior activity, obtaining 100% of females inseminated. Conclusion. These results present the feasibility of applying a new control methodology using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as support for the sterile insect release technique (SIT), use of Wolbachia or both, in male Ae. aegypti, for the design of strategies to control their populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Objetivo. Desarrollar una metodología para el enfriamiento, manejo y transporte de mosquitos Aedes aegypti machos, criados en condiciones de insectario, para su liberación en el campo con vehículos no tripulados. Material y métodos. Se utilizó una población de Ae. aegypti de diferentes zonas de Tapachula, Chiapas. Se realizaron pruebas de laboratorio para determinar el efecto de la temperatura y tiempo de enfriamiento en el derribo, recuperación de machos y éxito copulatorio. Resultados. Se utilizó la temperatura de enfriamiento de 3 ± 1ºC durante 30 min como temperatura de derribo para el manejo, empaque, transporte y liberación de machos Ae. aegypti. Los machos sometidos a todo el proceso, incluida la prueba de liberación aérea de semi-campo, mostraron una actividad de comportamiento sexual normal, obteniendo 100% de hembras inseminadas. Conclusión. Estos resultados presentan la factibilidad de aplicar una nueva metodología de control utilizando un vehículo aéreo no tripulado como apoyo a la técnica de liberación de insectos estériles (SIT), uso de Wolbachia o ambos, con machos de Ae. aegypti, para diseñar estrategias de control de sus poblaciones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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