Simple Summary Diseases transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, such as dengue,
chikungunya and Zika, affect millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions of the
world. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a safe and environmentally benign method of
population suppression that could be applied to reduce mosquito-transmitted disease. SIT
involves the release of large numbers of sterile male insects that then compete with wild
males in mating with females. The females that mate with sterile males do not produce�…

Sterile males of Aedes aegypti were released once a week for 8 weeks to evaluate the
dispersal efficiency of ground and aerial drone release methods in a rural village of 26 Ha in
southern Mexico. Indoor and outdoor BG-Sentinel traps were placed in 13–16 houses
distributed throughout the village. The BG traps were activated 48 h after the release of the
sterile males and functioned for a 24 h period following each release. Over the 8-week
period of simultaneous ground and aerial releases, an average of 85,117�6457 sterile�…