PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020) 14 (4 - e0008157)

Warsito Tantowijoyo, Bekti Andari, Eggi Arguni, Nida Budiwati, Indah Nurhayati, Iva Fitriana, Inggrid Ernesia, Edwin W. Daniwijaya, Endah Supriyati, Dedik H. Yusdiana, Munasdi Victorius, Dwi S. Wardana, Hilmi Ardiansyah, Riris Andono Ahmad, Peter A. Ryan, Cameron P. Simmons, Ary A. Hoffmann, Edwige Rancès, Andrew P. Turley, Petrina Johnson, Adi Utarini and Scott L. O'Neill (2020)
Stable establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti populations in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14 (4 - e0008157)
Abstract: The successful establishment of the wMel strain of Wolbachia for the control of arbovirus transmission by Aedes aegypti has been proposed and is being implemented in a number of countries. Here we describe the successful establishment of the wMel strain of Wolbachia in four sites in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We demonstrate that Wolbachia can be successfully introgressed after transient releases of wMel-infected eggs or adult mosquitoes. We demonstrate that the approach is acceptable to communities and that Wolbachia maintains itself in the mosquito population once deployed. Finally, our data show that spreading rates of Wolbachia in the Indonesian setting are slow which may reflect more limited dispersal of Aedes aegypti than seen in other sites such as Cairns, Australia.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter A. Ryan, Ary A. Hoffmann, Scott L. O'Neill

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti		Indonesia
Wolbachia (genus - entomopathogens)	Aedes aegypti		Indonesia