Biomaterial Database

Sterlizing and packaging males of Anopheles Albimanus Wiedemann for field release. 1979

D L Bailey, and R E Lowe, and J E Fowler, and D A Dame

Technology was developed for sterilizing and packaging as many as 1 million male Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann per day for field release. The average sterility produced in the males during a 1.5-year period was 98.9%. Mortality due to transport of the males in specially developed cages averaged 4.5% for 72-hour-old adults and 2.5% for 24-hour-old adults. The average mortality due to transport and field exposure of pupae was 1.2 to 9.8%, depending on the technique used.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009032	Mosquito Control	The reduction or regulation of the population of mosquitoes through chemical, biological, or other means.	Control, Mosquito
D010572	Pest Control, Biological	Use of naturally-occuring or genetically-engineered organisms to reduce or eliminate populations of pests.	Biological Pest Control,Biologic Pest Control,Pest Control, Biologic,Biologic Pest Controls,Biological Pest Controls,Pest Controls, Biologic,Pest Controls, Biological
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000852	Anopheles	A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) that are known vectors of MALARIA.	Anopheles gambiae
D013245	Sterilization, Reproductive	Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means.	Reproductive Sterilization,Voluntary Sterilization,Female Sterilization,Female Sterilization, Voluntary,Male Sterilization,Male Sterilization, Voluntary,Female Sterilizations,Female Sterilizations, Voluntary,Male Sterilizations,Male Sterilizations, Voluntary,Reproductive Sterilizations,Sterilization, Female,Sterilization, Male,Sterilization, Voluntary,Sterilizations, Female,Sterilizations, Male,Sterilizations, Reproductive,Sterilizations, Voluntary,Voluntary Female Sterilization,Voluntary Female Sterilizations,Voluntary Male Sterilization,Voluntary Male Sterilizations,Voluntary Sterilizations