Figure 3. The genotypic dynamics through space given the same spatial configuration of potential breeding sites as in Figure 2, but with fewer ( = 6) males released per week (approximately 750,000 total adult transgenic mosquitoes released) and, thus, less severe population reductions.

There is less variability between replicates for the overall frequency of the anti-pathogen gene two years after releases end as compared to Figure 2. As in Figure 2, the first number at the top of each panel represents the total number of adult females in the population at the corresponding date, and the second number describes the frequency of adult females carrying the anti-pathogen gene on that date. Adult females are absent at sites without a color (white region). During the recovery stage, there are spatial differences between model runs in sites that have a high frequency of carriers of the anti-pathogen gene.