Breakthrough in controlling Aedes mosquitoes

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Breakthrough in controlling Aedes mosquitoes



BANGKOK: -- The Mahidol University has now achieved a breakthrough in the birth control of the Aedes mosquitoes and will release the sterilized mosquitoes into the real environment in Chachoengsao province for test.

Chief of the university’s Centre of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Vice Professor Pattamaporn Kittayapong said the mosquitoes sterilised via this two-step sterilisation technique will not affect the balance of nature because they will die within two to three weeks.

According to The Nation, they will mate with females in the wild and make the females sterile as well.

100 sterilised mosquitoes per household will be released into the nature for the first time at a pilot 150-household community in Tambon Hua Samrong of Chachoengsao’s Plaeng Yao district by the end of this month, she said.

The two-step method applies both X-ray technology and injection of Wolbachia bacteria which will help ease the number of patients suffering from dengue fever, Chikungunya, Zika fever and yellow fever.

The test release will be followed up for six months and if proved effective, a plan to set up a farm for Aedes mosquito sterilisation will be pushed forward in the hope of exterminating its population in nature.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/161969


-- Thai PBS 2016-05-03

[gandalf12]

Inhibiting the reproduction functions has been done before then the flies put into the wild. I am not sure this is a world first

[johnatong]

Inhibiting the reproduction functions has been done before then the flies put into the wild. I am not sure this is a world first

Who do you believe is claiming a "world first" ?

All the report claims is that the university has achieved a "breakthrough" which it probably has. The "breakthrough" relating to the replication of some complex technology to the benefit (hopefully) of Thailand.

[ScotBkk]

Inhibiting the reproduction functions has been done before then the flies put into the wild. I am not sure this is a world first

It's just assumed that these bloodsucking Parasites are made airborne to give the ladyboys a day off,

[gandalf12]

Inhibiting the reproduction functions has been done before then the flies put into the wild. I am not sure this is a world first

Who do you believe is claiming a "world first" ?

All the report claims is that the university has achieved a "breakthrough" which it probably has. The "breakthrough" relating to the replication of some complex technology to the benefit (hopefully) of Thailand.

The technique I think not 100% sure, was used to save fruit farmers in the USA. Same principle, knock out their reproductive organs and release them into the wild

[smedly]

good becuase all they do is spread disease - get rid of them all

[SkyNets]

A Thai genetically modified mosquito "will not affect the balance of nature because they will die within two to tree days", grate now we have a mosquito that cant be killed, lives for a year and lays eggs constantly. oops Mai ben lai

Edited May 3, 2016 by SkyNets

[marcusd]

This was done in Australia YEARS ago with other insects

Nothing new here

Again - a copy of western technology. BORING - move on now

[dru2]

Inhibiting the reproduction functions has been done before then the flies put into the wild. I am not sure this is a world first

It certainly is not. Nor is it the first instance of self-congratulatory, self-serving, totally dishonest nonsense emanating from a Thai academic institution.... The technique has been developed in the UK and USA and is now well into process in Brazil and elsewhere in South America against - guess what - the Aedes mosquito that spreads both Zika and Dengue.

Jesus wept....

[HerbalEd]

A Thai genetically modified mosquito "will not affect the balance of nature because they will die within two to tree days", grate now we have a mosquito that cant be killed, lives for a year and lays eggs constantly. oops Mai ben lai

Did you actually read ... and comprehend ... the article? Nowhere does it say anything about "genetically modified mosquito." It actually says the sterilization is done by X-ray and bacteria.

[UKCanuk]

DIY - I'm trying it this year: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160422-battling-the-zika-virus-one-old-tyre-at-a-time

[ScotBkk]

DIY - I'm trying it this year: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160422-battling-the-zika-virus-one-old-tyre-at-a-time

Very interesting

[Lunchbob]

This research has been going on since the 70's. Just keyword on the net.

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

Its been done with mozzies before, so thats not new, but maybe a first in Thailand. If you Google Zirka you will find that a very similar project with mozzies was done close to the epicentre of the Zirka outbreak in Brazil. There are claims that the GMO mozzies and Zirka are linked, but this has not been scientifically proven.

[BKKdreaming]

This was done years ago in Brazil and worked GREAT , in fact so good that they thought that the solved the problem and quit doing it ,

the idea was since the problem was gone why keep spending money

Now they are back where they started. as new mosquitos came in on trucks, containers etc

Great that Thailand is doing this , but in the land of crackdowns which last a week or 2 .

can Thailand keep doing this for years and years ?????

[timendres]

this two-step sterilisation technique will not affect the balance of nature because they will die within two to three weeks

So far so good...

a plan to set up a farm for Aedes mosquito sterilisation will be pushed forward in the hope of exterminating its population in nature

Hmmmm....

[jhonnie]

i.m not sure about removing a species from the food chain ...i think its called the mosquito (butterfly effect) but here goes anyway......

but for pure WOW factor you may care to read this

http://www.gizmag.com/university-california-gene-drive-malaria-immune-mosquitos/40722/