Mosquito-borne diseases represent a major threat to humankind. Recently, the incidence of malaria has stopped decreasing while that of dengue is increasing exponentially. Alternative mosquito-control methods are urgently needed. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has seen significant developments recently and may play an important role. However, testing and implementing SIT for vector control is challenging, and a phased conditional approach (PCA) is recommended, that is, advancement to the next phase depends on completion of activities in the previous one. We herewith present a PCA to test the SIT against mosquitoes within an area-wide-integrated pest-management programme, taking into account the experience gained with plant and livestock pests and the recent developments of the technique against mosquitoes.

中文翻译：

---

使用不育昆虫技术进行蚊子控制的分阶段条件方法。

蚊媒疾病是对人类的重大威胁。最近，疟疾的发病率已停止下降，而登革热的发病率则呈指数级增长。迫切需要替代的灭蚊方法。昆虫不育技术（SIT）最近已取得重大进展，并可能发挥重要作用。但是，测试和实施用于矢量控制的SIT具有挑战性，因此建议采用分阶段的条件方法（PCA），即，前进到下一阶段取决于前一阶段活动的完成。考虑到动植物病虫害获得的经验以及该技术的最新发展，我们在此提出了一种PCA，以在一个覆盖整个地区的虫害管理计划中对SIT进行蚊子测试。