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Application of Radiation for the Management of Mosquito Vectors

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Eradication and elimination of mosquito vector populations have been proved to be the most effective option to reduce the transmission of vector-borne diseases. The vector control with the help of chemical strategies all over the world is complicated and ineffectual with many disadvantages like environmental pollution, effect on non-target species, and resistance selection obstructing its efficacy. Therefore, there is an urgent need for identification of an upgraded plan of action to control those which could be efficacious for growing insecticide and drug resistance. The main focus of this chapter is to revisit control tactics based on the genetics of mosquito population and the current molecular biological technique and field tests that assure to prevent diseases caused by vector through radiation induced sterilization. In most of the research works on genetic control of mosquito vector, both X-rays and gamma rays have been used but there is insufficient information about the use of electron beams. Radioisotope Cobalt-60 is regularly used because it is more easily contrived than Caesium-137 for gamma rays. As the handling of pupae is easier than handling the delicate adult mosquitoes, the use of mosquito pupae seems to be the ideal stage for irradiation. Also, the effect of radiation on different biological parameters of mosquito vectors, sterility caused by radiation is discussed in this chapter. The controls of mosquito’s trials have failed to attain their goal because of the great reproductive capacity and genomic flexibility of mosquitoes; therefore, there is an urgent need of developing a stable technique for the control of mosquito vector is the call of the hour.

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Bhuyan, K.B., Sahu, A.A., Achari, T.S., Barik, T.K. (2020). Application of Radiation for the Management of Mosquito Vectors. In: Barik, T.K. (eds) Molecular Identification of Mosquito Vectors and Their Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9456-4_10

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