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About the Authors:
Brian J. Johnson
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliations College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Sara N. Mitchell
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Affiliation: Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA. United States of America
Christopher J. Paton
Roles Investigation
Affiliations College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Jessica Stevenson
Roles Data curation, Investigation
Affiliation: Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA. United States of America
Kyran M. Staunton
Roles Investigation, Writing - review & editing
Affiliations College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Nigel Snoad
Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation: Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA. United States of America
Nigel Beebe
Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Affiliations School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia
Bradley J. White
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Affiliation: Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA. United States of America
Scott A. Ritchie
Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Affiliations College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, AustraliaAbstract
Background
Recent interest in male-based sterile insect technique (SIT) and incompatible insect technique (IIT) to control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations has revealed the need for an economical, rapid diagnostic tool for determining dispersion and mating success of sterilized males in the wild. Previous reports from other insects indicated rhodamine B, a thiol-reactive fluorescent dye, administered via sugar-feeding can be used to stain the body tissue and seminal fluid of insects. Here, we report on the adaptation of this technique for male Ae. aegypti to allow for rapid assessment of competitiveness (mating success)...