Sperm storage and use following multiple insemination in Aedes albopictus: Encouraging insights for the sterile insect technique

Yamada Hanano, Hood-Nowotny Rebecca, Resch Christian, Bouyer Jérémy, Gruber Roman, Oliva Clelia F.. 2024. Sperm storage and use following multiple insemination in Aedes albopictus: Encouraging insights for the sterile insect technique. Insects, 15 (9), dossier Insect Pest and Vector Management:721, 17 p.

https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090721

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Résumé : The key to success in the application of the sterile insect technique (SIT) relies on the ability of released, sterile males to outcompete their fertile wild male counterparts to mate with wild females. However, many insect species exhibit multiple-mating behavior, which can be a way for females to select paternity for their progeny. This study aims to recognize the consequences of potential double-matings during an SIT program and to detect any evidence of sperm selection favoring sperm from fertile mates. This report provides a descriptive analysis of the storage and use of sperm by female Aedes albopictus. Stable isotopes were used to mark the sperm of fertile and sterile males. Mated females were allowed to oviposit before dissecting the spermathecae to link the presence of each type of sperm to the sterility of the eggs laid. It was found that sperm in females inseminated by both males was distributed in the three spermathecae with no obvious pattern, mostly mixed but also separately, and no evidence of any mechanism for sperm selection, sperm precedence, or sperm competition in Ae. albopictus females could be found. The fact that only a few double-mated females were double-inseminated and could also produce semi-sterile eggs, together with the finding that the sperm of sterile males appeared to be no less viable than that of fertile males, is an encouraging outcome for SIT approaches.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : lâcher d'insectes stériles, Aedes albopictus, fertilisation, Aedes aegypti, spermatozoïde, infertilité mâle, ponte

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : France, La Réunion

Mots-clés libres : Vector control, Genetic control, Sperm competition

Agences de financement européennes : European Commission

Programme de financement européen : FP7

Projets sur financement : (EU) Initiative for the MObility and deVElopment of researchers'careers

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