A bacterium against the tiger: further evidence of the potential of non-inundative releases of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection in reducing fertility of Aedes albopictus field populations in Italy.
Beniamino CaputoRiccardo MorettiChiara VirgillitoMattia ManicaElena LampazziGiulia LombardiPaola SeriniVerena PichlerNigel W BeebeAlessandra Della TorreMaurizio CalvittiPublished in: Pest management science (2023)
Results further support the potential of IIT as a tool to contribute to Ae. albopictus control in the urban context, stressing the need of larger field trials to evaluate the cost-efficacy of the approach in temperate regions.