Following transfer into the primary arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti, several strains of the
intracellular bacterium Wolbachia have been shown to inhibit the transmission of dengue …

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria cause a significant global health burden.
Unfortunately, current insecticides and environmental control strategies aimed at the vectors …

Releasing sterile or incompatible male insects is a proven method of population
management in agricultural systems with the potential to revolutionize mosquito control …

Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia endosymbionts are being released in many countries for
arbovirus control. The wMel strain of Wolbachia blocks Aedes-borne virus transmission and …

Background The combination of Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) and
radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) can be used for population suppression of …

The strong suppression of Aedes albopictus on two Guangzhou islands in China has been
successfully achieved by releasing males with an artificial triple-Wolbachia infection …

Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown to reduce transmission of dengue and other …

Endosymbioses influence host physiology, reproduction, and fitness, but these relationships
require efficient microbe transmission between host generations to persist. Maternally …

Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose a significant burden to global
health. Current control strategies with insecticides are only moderately effective. Scalable …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying self-spreading, virus-blocking Wolbachia bacteria are
being deployed to suppress dengue transmission. However, there are challenges in …