Author: Lovett, Brian; Bilgo, Etienne; Diabate, Abdoulaye; St Leger, Raymond
Description: In Africa, adult mosquito populations are primarily controlled with insecticide-impregnated bed nets and residual insecticide sprays. This coupled with widespread applications of pesticides in agriculture has led to increasing insecticide resistance in mosquito populations. We have developed multiple alternative strategies for exploiting transgenic Metarhizium spp. directed at: (i) shortening the lifespan of adult mosquitoes; (ii) reducing transmission potential of Plasmodium spp.; (iii) reducing vector competence via pre-lethal effects. The present challenge is to convert this promising strategy into a validated public health intervention by resolving outstanding issues related to the release of genetically modified organisms.
Subject headings: Animals; Culicidae; Longevity; Malaria; Metarhizium; Microorganisms, Genetically-Modified; Mosquito Control; Pest Control, Biological; Plasmodium; Entomopathogenic fungi; Genetically modified organisms; Vector control
Publication year: 2019
Journal or book title: Pest Management Science
Volume: 75
Issue: 9
Pages: 2316-2324
Find the full text: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ps.5385
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