Sterlizing and packaging males of Anopheles Albimanus Wiedemann for field release.
Technology was developed for sterilizing and packaging as many as 1 million male Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann per day for field release. The average sterility produced in the males during a 1.5-year period was 98.9%. Mortality due to transport of the males in specially developed cages averaged 4.5% for 72-hour-old adults and 2.5% for 24-hour-old adults. The average mortality due to transport and field exposure of pupae was 1.2 to 9.8%, depending on the technique used.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D008297:Male; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive