Using spatial genetics to quantify mosquito dispersal for control programs.
Igor FilipovićHapuarachchige Chanditha HapuarachchiWei-Ping TienMuhammad Aliff Bin Abdul RazakCaleb LeeCheong Huat TanGregor J DevineGordana RašićPublished in: BMC biology (2020)
We demonstrate that spatial genetics can provide a robust characterization of mosquito dispersal. With the decreasing cost of next-generation sequencing, the production of spatial genetic data is increasingly accessible. Given the challenges of conventional MRR methods, and the importance of quantified dispersal in operational vector control decisions, we recommend genetic-based dispersal characterization as the more desirable means of parameterization.