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Oxitec has developed a number of products incorporating the RIDL technology.

Oxitec has strains of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus designed to control the mosquitoes that spread dengue fever and chikungunya. The lead strain of Aedes aegypti, OX513A, is in testing in a number of countries in Asia and the Americas, while the female-specific version, OX3604C, is in testing in Mexico. The same technology is also being evaluated in the Asian tiger mosquito in the USA.

Oxitec also has novel strains of agricultural pest insects suitable for use in sterile insect programmes. A pink bollworm strain containing a heritable fluorescent marker has been tested by the USDA for three years in open field and mass-rearing trials. RIDL strains of pink bollworm, Mediterranean fruit fly, Mexican fruit fly and olive fly are also in different stages of evaluation. Oxitec’s technology could easily be transferred into other Dipteran and Lepidopteran species.

To view the pipeline, click here.