Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2016) 30, 235-240

A. Gloria-Soria, D.A. Kellner, J.E. Brown, C. Gonzalez-Acosta, B. Kamgang, J. Lutwama and J.R. Powell (2016)
Temporal genetic stability of Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti) populations
Medical and Veterinary Entomology 30 (2), 235-240
Abstract: The mosquito Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti) (Diptera: Culicidae) is the primary vector of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue and Chikungunya fever. In the absence of effective vaccines, the reduction of these diseases relies on vector control strategies. The success of these strategies is tightly linked to the population dynamics of target populations. In the present study, 14 collections from St. aegypti populations separated by periods of 1–13 years were analysed to determine their temporal genetic stability. Although temporal structure is discernible in most populations, the degree of temporal differentiation is dependent on the population and does not obscure the geographic structure of the various populations. The results suggest that performing detailed studies in the years prior to and after population reduction- or modification-based control interventions at each target field site may be useful in assessing the probability of success.
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Database assignments for author(s): Julius Julian Lutwama

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti