Item talk:Q227198

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/pacific-island-ecosystems-research-center/science/identifying-genetic-diversity-wolbachia-bacteria",
 "headline": "Identifying Genetic Diversity of Wolbachia Bacteria for Mosquito Control",
 "datePublished": "October 24, 2022",
 "author": [
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     "name": "M. Renee  Bellinger",
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     "text": "Genetically characterize\u202fWolbachia\u202fbacteria  wAlbB -\u202finfecting C. quinquefasciatus\u202fdeveloped for IIT using the same techniques used to characterize W. pipientis."
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     "text": "We are sequencing the DNA of Wolbachia bacteria found in mosquito populations in Hawai\u2019i and those used for mosquito control. We are also developing sample processing techniques to increase the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring mosquito control efforts to help long-term survival and restoration of Hawaiian forest bird populations."
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     "text": "Objectives:"
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     "text": "Develop next-generation genetic sequencing tools to regularly screen thousands of individual mosquitos. These tools can be used to monitor\u202fWolbachia\u202fdiversity in\u202fC. quinquefaciatus\u202fpopulations to ensure that population suppression efforts are maintained over time."
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     "text": "The Alaka\u2018i Wilderness Preserve, Waikamoi Preserve, Haleakal\u0101 National Park - K\u012bpahulu Valley, and Hanawi and Nakula Natural Area Reserves on Maui and Kaua\u2018i are the remaining habitat for endangered \u2018akikiki, \u2018akeke\u2018e, puaiohi, \u2018\u0101kohekohe, kiwikiu and other threatened Hawaiian honeycreepers. Hawaiian honeycreepers and other forest bird populations throughout the state of Hawai\u2018i are impacted by avian disease, such as avian pox and avian malaria. Both these diseases are transmitted from bird to bird by mosquitoes. Estimates of the impact of avian disease on native bird populations under various climate change scenarios predicts severe declines and potential species extinctions in all remaining forest habitat within the next 50\u201380 years. Landscape-level mosquito control is key to the long-term survival and restoration of Hawaiian forest bird populations."
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     "text": "Crater Rim Drive, Hawai\u2018i Volcanoes National Park\nPO Box 44\nHawai\u2018i National Park, HI 96718\nUnited States"
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     "text": "We are collaborating with the Hawai\u2018i Department of Forestry and Wildlife on Maui and Kaua\u2018i to identify and develop genetic tools that help monitor the success of mosquito control efforts using the Incompatible Insect Technique and help long-term survival of forest bird species through the Hawaiian Islands and beyond."
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     "text": "Genetically characterize naturally occurring\u202fWolbachia pipientis\u202f- strain\u202fwPip -\u202fdiversity in\u202fC. quinquefasciatus\u202facross the islands of Kaua\u2018i, Maui, Hawai\u2018i and Palmyra."
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     "text": "Wolbachia\u202fbacteria occurs naturally in some mosquitoes and influences the reproductive capacity of a mosquito. One way that\u202fWolbachia\u202fcan affect mosquito reproduction is by interfering with egg development, acting like mosquito birth control. IIT takes laboratory-reared male mosquitoes infected with\u202fWolbachia\u202fand releases them to mate with the wild population. The result is eggs fail to hatch, which reduces the overall mosquito population size. Over time, use of IIT can significantly reduce mosquito populations and help prevent the spread of harmful avian disease."
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     "text": "Overview:"
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     "text": "Landscape-level mosquito control is key to the long-term survival and restoration of Hawaiian forest bird populations. The Hawai\u2018i Birds, Not Mosquitoes consortium proposes an experimental mosquito control test of an Incompatible Insect Technique - IIT. IIT uses Wolbachia bacteria to influence the reproductive capacity of an insect, in this case the Southern house mosquito - Culex quinquefasciatus -."
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