Infection through Hybridization to Enhance an Incompatible Insect Technique-Based Suppression of in Eastern Spain.

The emergence of insecticide resistance in arbovirus vectors is putting the focus on the development of new strategies for control. In this regard, the exploitation of endosymbionts is receiving increasing attention due to its demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the vectorial capacity of mosquitoes. Here, we describe the establishment of a naïve infection in a wild population of eastern Spain through a hybridization approach to obtain males capable of sterilizing wild females.

[ infections in populations of in the city of València (Spain): implications for mosquito control].

Objective: The presence of , of high sanitary and social impact, was first reported in Valencia (Eastern Spain) in 2015. Innovative tools for its control include the use of the endosymbiotic bacterium . The release of mosquito males infected with the Pip strain, has proven very promising for large-scale Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) applications.