Another approach already used against malaria-carrying mosquitoes involves genetically modified males with a ... “We know so much more about Drosophila genetics than we do about any pest insect.

The mosquitoes would need to be genetically modified so they only expressed the toxic semen once they were released into the wild, the researchers said. This could be done through so-called ...

Genetic studies in model organisms, including Drosophila, have a rich history of fundamental insights in neuroscience, including the identification and functional dissection of genes important in ...

Current techniques like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) or insects carrying lethal genes (RIDL) work by releasing massive numbers of sterilised or genetically modified males to mate with the ...