Tipping the Balance: Allee Thresholds, Saddle-Node Bifurcations, and Optimal Sterile-Male Release Strategies for Anopheles Mosquitoes

Abba Gumel, C. Alex Safsten

We formulate and analyze a sex- and stage-structured model for Anopheles dynamics under the sterile insect technique (SIT), motivated by the need for tools robust to insecticide re…