Table 1.

Reported open-field trials of Aedes mosquito population control using SIT-related technologies.

Strategy	Target Mosquito Species	Country	Size of the Control Area (ha)	Release Duration (Months)	Transport Conditions	Release	Suppression Efficiency
SIT	Ae. albopictus	Italy	96 (total size in the five treated areas)	14	Pupae transport in plastic containers (12 cm diameter) by vehicles	Pupal release in plastic containers	Egg numbers, respectively, decreased 50.7%, 10.3%, 72.4% and 4.7% in four areas but increased 0.8% in one area [48]
	Ae. albopictus	Mauritius	3	8	3-day-old adult transport of 2000 males/cage (30 × 30 × 30 cm) covered with wet towels by vans at ambient temperature	Adult release	Female numbers decreased 28.6% (Min) to 88.2% (Max) [49]
	Ae. albopictus	Greece	5	2	Adult transport of 1000–1500 males/box by vehicles	Adult release by opening boxes while walking	Egg hatch rate decreased 40–84% without showing a decrease trend in egg numbers [50]
	Ae. aegypti	Cuba	50	5.5	Pupae transport of 6000 males/cardboard box (15 × 15 × 60 cm) by vehicles	Adult release by opening boxes while vehicles moving	Egg numbers significantly decreased, and no viable eggs were collected for up to 6 weeks [51]
IIT	Ae. albopictus	USA (Kentucky)	12.5	4.25	Adult transport in cardboard mailing tubes (about 5 cm)	Adult release	Egg hatch rate and female numbers significantly decreased [18]
	Ae. albopictus	USA (Miami)	68.8	5	<48 h adult transport of 1000 males/tube (about 5 × 30 cm) via commercial courier in a cooler with moistened towel and a temperature sensor	Adult release	Egg hatch rate decreased 32–62%, and female numbers decreased 78% (Max) [19]
	Ae. albopictus	Italy	2.7	1.5	1–2-day-old adult transport of 750 males/cage by cars	Adult release	Maximum 16% difference was observed in egg hatch rate [17]
	Ae. aegypti	USA (California)	293	6.5	Adult transport in release tubes (6-inch diameter) by cars	Adult release by automated release system	Female numbers decreased 95.5% [40]
	Ae. aegypti	Mexico	50	6	Adult transport at 22 °C in plastic cylinder vases (2.8 L) by a van	Adult release by a team	Suppression efficacy was 90.9% a month after initiation of the suppression phase, 47.7% two months after, 61.4% four months after, 88.4% five months after and 89.4% at six months [52]
SIT–IIT	Ae. albopictus	China	32.5	16–23	Adult transport of 1000 males/release bucket (17 cm diameter × 17 cm height) by vans	Adult release in release bucket	Egg numbers decreased more than 94%, and female numbers decreased 83–94% [23]
	Ae. aegypti	Thailand	65	6	Pupae transport of 100 males/container by vehicles	Adult release	Egg hatch rate decreased 84%, and female numbers decreased 97.3% [24]
RIDL	Ae. aegypti	Cayman Islands	103	5.75	Pupae transport in release devices by vehicles	Pupal release and adult release	Larval numbers decreased 80% [53]
	Ae. aegypti	Brazil	11	1.5	Adult transport of 500–1000 males/release device (14 cm high × 13 cm diameter) by truck	Adult release by opening release devices on vehicles	Female numbers decreased 95% [27]
	Ae. aegypti	Panama	10	1	Adults transport of 1000 males/pot (14 cm high × 13 cm diameter) in transport boxes by vehicles	Adult release by opening plastic container on vehicles	Female numbers of Ae. aegypti (target mosquito species) decreased 91–95% without affecting the abundance of Ae. albopictus [26]