Review: Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

Lees, Rosemary Susan; Knols, Bart G. J.; Bellini, Romeo; Benedict, Mark Q.; Bheecarry, Ambicadutt; Bossin, Hervé; Chadee, Dave D.; Charlwood, Jacques Derek; Dabiré, Roch K.; Djogbenou, Luc; Egyir-Yawson, Alexander; Gato, René; Gouagna, Louis‐Clément; Hassan, Mohammed Mahgoub; Khan, Shakil Ahmed; Koekemoer, Lizette L.; Lempérière, Guy; Manoukis, Nicholas C.; Mozūraitis, Raimondas; Pitts, R. Jason; Simard, Frédéric; Gilles, Jérémie

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.11.005

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“…Nonetheless, this highly robust and stereotypical behaviour has enabled us to elucidate the sensory mechanisms by which males detect the presence of females and could provide an unusual opportunity to further investigate how mosquitoes integrate the demands of flight and orientation with those for communication and hearing while on the wing. Because of its extraordinary reliability, the RFM response has the potential to be the basis for an acoustic trap for male mosquitoes and an important behavioural assessment assay for the mating fitness of laboratorybred male mosquitoes, especially in the context of quality control in programmes based on male release methods (Condon et al, 2007;Carvalho et al, 2014;Lees et al, 2014;Benelli, 2015;Diabate and Tripet, 2015).…”

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A role for acoustic distortion in novel rapid frequency modulation behaviour in free-flying male mosquitoes

Simões

Ingham

Gibson

et al. 2016

Journal of Experimental Biology

170

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We describe a new stereotypical acoustic behaviour by male mosquitoes in response to the fundamental frequency of female flight tones during mating sequences. This male-specific free-flight behaviour consists of phonotactic flight beginning with a steep increase in wing-beat frequency (WBF) followed by rapid frequency modulation (RFM) of WBF in the lead up to copula formation. Male RFM behaviour involves remarkably fast changes in WBF and can be elicited without acoustic feedback or physical presence of the female. RFM features are highly consistent, even in response to artificial tones that do not carry the multi-harmonic components of natural female flight tones. Comparison between audiograms of the robust RFM behaviour and the electrical responses of the auditory Johnston's organ (JO) reveals that the male JO is tuned not to the female WBF per se but, remarkably, to the difference between the male and female WBFs. This difference is generated in the JO responses as a result of intermodulation distortion products (DPs) caused by non-linear interaction between male-female flight tones in the vibrations of the antenna. We propose that male mosquitoes rely on their own flight tones in making use of DPs to acoustically detect, locate and orientate towards flying females. We argue that the previously documented flight-tone harmonic convergence of flying male and female mosquitoes could be a consequence of WBF adjustments so that DPs generated through flight-tone interaction fall within the optimal frequency ranges for JO detection.

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A role for acoustic distortion in novel rapid frequency modulation behaviour in free-flying male mosquitoes

Simões

Ingham

Gibson

et al. 2016

Journal of Experimental Biology

170

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“…Results of this study state that the presence of females reduced sterile male longevity, whilst sugar supply could counteract this effect. HASSAN et al [55] reported swarming and mating behavior of malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis Patton, the SIT project in Sudan. The sterile male was observed to join natural swarm regularly, indicates that they have competitiveness with other normal (wild) male.…”

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An Initiative the Used of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) To Control Filariasis in Indonesia

Ernawan

Sasmita

2017

J. Ilmiah Aplikasi Isotop dan Radiasi

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Filariasis as part of the neglected tropical disease is one of the health problems in the world. Filariasis divided into onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis or elephantiasis. This disease caused by filarial nematode parasites Onchocerca volvulus, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. Filariasis transmitted by several mosquito genera as the vector. Indonesia as endemic filariasis, agreed on plays a role on World Health Organization (WHO) global filariasis elimination in 2020. Sterile insect technique (SIT) is a potential method which can be applied to filariasis elimination program by controlling the mosquito population. Basic principles of SIT involve mass rearing of species target, sterilization process using gamma-rays and releasing sterile male insect into a target area. SIT combined with other methods under one management as Area-wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM) to increasing effectiveness and successful filariasis elimination program in Indonesia. Filariasis elimination program in Indonesia has several challenges and needed public participation to achieve program goals. Key words : filariasis, Indonesia, sterile insect technique (SIT) ABSTRAKFilariasis sebagai bagian dari penyakit tropis yang terbengkalai merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan di dunia. Filariasis dibagi menjadi onchocerciasis dan filariasis limfatik atau kaki gajah. Penyakit ini disebabkan oleh parasit nematoda filarial Onchocerca volvulus, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi dan Brugia timori. Filariasis ditularkan oleh beberapa genera nyamuk sebagai vektor. Indonesia sebagai endemik filariasis, sepakat memainkan peran dalam eliminasi filariasis global yang diagendakan oleh world health organization (WHO) pada tahun 2020. Teknik serangga mandul (TSM) adalah metode potensial yang dapat diterapkan pada program eliminasi filariasis dengan mengendalikan populasi nyamuk. Prinsip dasar SIT melibatkan pembiakan populasi target secara massal, proses sterilisasi menggunakan sinar gamma dan melepaskan serangga jantan steril ke daerah sasaran. TSM dapat dikombinasikan dengan metode lain di bawah satu manajemen terpadu, yaitu area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) untuk meningkatkan efektivitas dan keberhasilan program eliminasi filariasis di Indonesia. Program eliminasi filariasis di Indonesia memiliki beberapa tantangan dan kebutuhan partisipasi masyarakat untuk mencapai tujuan program.

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“…Mosquito eggs, larvae, and pupae are usually targeted using organophosphates, insect growth regulators, and microbial agents. Indoor residual spraying and insecticidetreated bed nets are also employed (Lees et al 2014;Benelli 2015a). However, these chemicals have negative effects on human health and the environment, and induce resistance in a number of mosquito species (Hemingway and Ranson 2000).…”

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Plant-borne ovicides in the fight against mosquito vectors of medical and veterinary importance: a systematic review

Benelli

2015

Parasitol Res

283

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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are a huge threat for millions of people worldwide, since they act as vectors for devastating parasites and pathogens. Culicidae control is of crucial importance. Mosquito eggs, larvae, and pupae are usually targeted using organophosphates, insect growth regulators, and microbial agents. Indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated bed nets are also employed. However, these chemicals have negative effects on human health and the environment, and induce resistance in a number of species. Eco-friendly tools have been recently implemented against mosquito vectors, including botanical insecticides. The majority of researches focused on larvicides (745 SCOPUS results, July 2015) and adult repellents (434 SCOPUS results), while limited efforts were conducted to identify effective ovicides of botanical origin (59 SCOPUS results). Here, I review current knowledge on the effectiveness of plant-borne ovicides against major mosquito vectors of medical and veterinary importance. The majority of researches focused on the toxicity of crude extracts, their fractions, or essential oils against three important mosquito vectors, Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. As a general trend, C. quinquefasciatus eggs were the most resistant to botanical ovicides. Five studies proposed selected compounds from plant extracts and essential oils as ovicides effective at few parts per million. However, no efforts were conducted to shed light on possible mechanisms underlying the toxicity of plant-borne ovicides. In the final section, a number of hot issues needing further research and cooperation among parasitologists, entomologists, and researchers working in natural product chemistry are outlined.

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Review: Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

Cited by 93 publications

References 132 publications

A role for acoustic distortion in novel rapid frequency modulation behaviour in free-flying male mosquitoes

A role for acoustic distortion in novel rapid frequency modulation behaviour in free-flying male mosquitoes

An Initiative the Used of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) To Control Filariasis in Indonesia

Plant-borne ovicides in the fight against mosquito vectors of medical and veterinary importance: a systematic review

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