Eradication of Culex pipiens fatigans through Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

Culex pipiens fatigans is the chief vector of filariasis in south-east Asia. Urbanization has often caused the numbers of this mosquito—and with it the danger of filariasis infection—to increase alarmingly 1 . The natural vigour, tolerance and fast development of resistance to insecticides of this m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature (London) 1967-10, Vol.216 (5113), p.383-384
Main Author: LAVEN, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Culex
Cytogenetics
Genetics, Population
Humanities and Social Sciences
Insect Control
letter
multidisciplinary
Myanmar
Science
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Culex pipiens fatigans is the chief vector of filariasis in south-east Asia. Urbanization has often caused the numbers of this mosquito—and with it the danger of filariasis infection—to increase alarmingly 1 . The natural vigour, tolerance and fast development of resistance to insecticides of this mosquito necessitate the development of other control methods, and cytoplasmic incompatibility 2 seems to be an ideal means.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/216383a0