Effect of 2 sex-sorting time schedules on SIT facility management

Author:

Malfacini Marco12ORCID,Puggioli Arianna2,Balestrino Fabrizio2,Carrieri Marco2,Dindo Maria Luisa1ORCID,Bellini Romeo2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna , Viale Fanin, 42, 40127 Bologna , Italy

2. Department of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G. Nicoli” , Via Sant’Agata 835, 40014 Crevalcore , Italy

Abstract

Abstract Improvements are needed in mosquito mass-rearing to effectively implement the sterile insect technique (SIT). However, managing this technique is challenging and resource intensive. SIT relies on mass rearing, sterilization, and release of adult males to reduce field populations. Maintaining an acceptable level of female presence, who can transmit viruses through biting, is crucial. Females are also essential for facility sustainability. Sex sorting plays a vital role in the production process, and our current mechanical sorting approach aims to obtain a high number of adult males with minimal female contamination within 24 h of pupation. Utilizing protandry helps control female contamination. While the 24-h sorting period achieves desired contamination levels, it may not yield enough females to sustain breeding lines, leading to increased labor costs that impact project sustainability. By delaying the sorting procedure to 48 h, we obtained sufficient females to sustain breeding lines, achieving a balance between male production and female contamination using the automatic version of the Fay–Morlan device as the sorting tool.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Insect Science,General Medicine

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