Life SciencesEntomologyGeneticsInsect GeneticsReproductive BiologyVector-borne Disease ControlInsecticide ResistanceInsecticide Resistance GeneticsMalariaMalaria Vector BiologyMosquito BiologyPest ControlAnopheles Mosquito BiologyAnopheles MosquitoesGenetic Vector ControlMalarial Larval ControlMosquito GeneticsMosquito HybridizationResistance In MosquitoesSex Separation
The gene for dieldrin resistance has been artificially male-linked so that females can be selectively killed with dieldrin. By intercrossing different sibling species of the Anopheles gambiae complex, batches consisting of sterile males only can be reared. This seems to have potential for use in genetic control operations.
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Y chromosome controls mating behaviour on Anopheles mosquitoes
M. Fraccaro, L. Tiepolo, U. Laudani et al. · Nature · 1977 · 28 citations
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