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Long-term survival of introduced genes in a natural population of Aedes Aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Nancy Lorimer
Nancy Lorimer
Affiliation:
North Central Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, 1992 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
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A population of Aedes aegypti (L.) near the Kenya coast was monitored for nearly a year after a genetic control experiment. Two genetic markers that were carried by released males but unknown to the region persisted in the population during the entire period of observation. The endurance of introduced genetic material in a natural population is an important step toward the use of genetic control in insect management.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 71 , Issue 1 , March 1981 , pp. 129 - 132
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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