Guo Jiatian, Zheng Xiaoying, Zhang Dongjing, Wu Yu
Sun Yat-sen University-Michigan State University Joint Center of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control of the Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Chinese Atomic Energy Agency Center of Excellence on Nuclear Technology Applications for Insect Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Insects. 2022 Jun 10;13(6):532. doi: 10.3390/insects13060532.
The sterile insect technique (SIT) and its related technologies are considered to be a powerful weapon for fighting against mosquitoes. As an important part of the area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programs, SIT can help reduce the use of chemical pesticides for mosquito control, and consequently, the occurrence of insecticide resistance. The mosquito SIT involves several important steps, including mass rearing, sex separation, irradiation, packing, transportation, release and monitoring. To enable the application of SIT against mosquitoes to reduce vector populations, the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Centre (previously called Division) of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture (hereinafter called Joint FAO/IAEA Centre) and its Insects Pest Control sub-program promoted a coordinated research project (CRP) entitled "Mosquito handling, transport, release and male trapping methods" to enhance the success of SIT. This article summarizes the existing explorations that are critical to the handling and transporting of male mosquitoes, offers an overview of detailed steps in SIT and discusses new emerging methods for mosquito releases, covering most processes of SIT.
昆虫不育技术（SIT）及其相关技术被认为是对抗蚊子的有力武器。作为区域综合虫害管理（AW-IPM）计划的重要组成部分，昆虫不育技术有助于减少用于控制蚊子的化学杀虫剂的使用，从而减少杀虫剂抗性的发生。蚊子的昆虫不育技术涉及几个重要步骤，包括大规模饲养、性别分离、辐照、包装、运输、释放和监测。为了使昆虫不育技术能够应用于控制蚊子种群，联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）和国际原子能机构（IAEA）粮食和农业核技术联合中心（以下简称粮农组织/国际原子能机构联合中心）及其害虫防治子计划推动了一项名为“蚊子处理、运输、释放和雄蚊诱捕方法”的协调研究项目（CRP），以提高昆虫不育技术的成功率。本文总结了对雄蚊处理和运输至关重要的现有探索，概述了昆虫不育技术的详细步骤，并讨论了新兴的蚊子释放方法，涵盖了昆虫不育技术的大部分流程。
