Release the sterile males: a new direction for mosquito population control technologies [ 2015 - 2018 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Nigel Beebe (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Gregor Devine ,  Prof Scott Ritchie

Brief description With over 40% of humans at risk from mosquito-borne disease, new environmentally friendly mosquito control tools are required. We’ve developed a novel sterile male population suppression technology – using neither radiation nor genetic modification – to produce sterile adult male mosquitoes from both male and female larvae. We will show that exposing mosquito larvae to specific RNA molecules can produce fit sterile males adult mosquitoes that can crash mosquito populations in large cage trials

Funding Amount $AUD 1,110,112.49

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant