title: Suppression and elimination of an island population of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus with sterile males.
abstract: The release of 8,400 to 18,000 males per day of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say which had been exposed to a sterilizing agent (thiotepa), suppressed and eliminated an indigenous population of this mosquito on an island off the coast of Florida in a 10-week period. Sterile males were effective in seeking out and mating with females on the island.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex; D005431:Florida; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009032:Mosquito Control; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013852:Thiotepa / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013852:Thiotepa