The effect of mosquito size and assortative mating on population size and vectorial capacity during and after the release of sterile males.

<p>Solid red lines indicate simulations with a degree of assortative mating, C_a, equal to 0.9; dashed black lines represent simulations without assortative mating (C_a = 0.5). Sterile males were released starting on d 100 for 20 consecutive weeks. Blue dotted lines represent a control where no sterile males were released. A) Population sizes of small (left panel) and large females (right panel). B) Vectorial capacity, a measure of disease transmission potential, of mosquito populations comprising small and large females. The shaded area represents the period during which (small) sterile males are released.