Wolbachia Infection through Hybridization to Enhance an Incompatible Insect Technique-Based Suppression of Aedes albopictus in Eastern Spain, Cholvi, Maria, Trelis María, Bueno-Marí Rubén, Khoubbane Messaoud, Gil Rosario, Marcilla Antonio, and Moretti Riccardo , Insects, Volume 15, Number 3, (2024)

A bacterium against the tiger: further evidence of the potential of noninundative releases of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection in reducing fertility of Aedes albopictus field populations in Italy, Caputo, B., Moretti Riccardo, Virgillito C., Manica M., Lampazzi Elena, Lombardi G., Serini P., Pichler V., Beebe N.W., A. Torre della, et al. , Pest Management Science, (2023)

Issues with combining incompatible and sterile insect techniques, Moretti, Riccardo, and Calvitti Maurizio , Nature, Volume 590, Number 7844, p.E1-E2, (2021)

On the suitability of Aedes vexans to Wolbachia-based control strategies, Moretti, Riccardo, Marini F., Lampazzi Elena, and Calvitti Maurizio , Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, (2021)

Development and calibration of a model for the potential establishment and impact of Aedes albopictus in Europe, Pasquali, S., Mariani L., Calvitti Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, Ponti Luigi, Chiari M., Sperandio G., and Gilioli Gianni , Acta Tropica, Volume 202, (2020)

A bacterium against the tiger: preliminary evidence of fertility reduction after release of Aedes albopictus males with manipulated Wolbachia infection in an Italian urban area., Caputo, Beniamino, Moretti Riccardo, Manica Mattia, Serini Paola, Lampazzi Elena, Bonanni Marco, Fabbri Giulia, Pichler Verena, Torre Alessandra Della, and Calvitti Maurizio , Pest Management Science, Nov-10-2019, (2019)

Combining Wolbachia-induced sterility and virus protection to fight Aedes albopictus-borne viruses, Moretti, Riccardo, Yen P.-S., Houé V., Lampazzi Elena, Desiderio Angiola, Failloux A.-B., and Calvitti Maurizio , PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 12, Number 7, (2018)

Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus, Moretti, Riccardo, Marzo G.A., Lampazzi Elena, and Calvitti Maurizio , Parasites and Vectors, Volume 11, (2018)

Comparison of irradiation and Wolbachia based approaches for sterile-male strategies targeting Aedes albopictus, Atyame, C.M., Labbé P., Lebon C., Weill M., Moretti Riccardo, Marini F., Gouagna L.C., Calvitti Maurizio, and Tortosa P. , PLoS ONE, Volume 11, Number 1, (2016)

The ENEA center for the assessment and management of invasive species (ENEA-camis) as a node in the AnaEE distributed European research infrastructure, Sasso, Raffaele, Ponti Luigi, Nobili Paola, Musmeci Sergio, Moretti Riccardo, Letardi Agostino, Calvitti Maurizio, and Arnone Silvia , First Scientific User Forum of the Infrastructure for Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems (AnaEE), (2016)

Larvicidal activity of steroidal saponins from Dracaena arborea on Aedes albopictus, Nya, P.C.B., Moretti Riccardo, Nicoletti M., Calvitti Maurizio, and Tomassini L. , Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Volume 17, Number 12, p.1036-1042, (2016)

wPip Wolbachia contribution to Aedes albopictus SIT performance: Advantages under intensive rearing, Puggioli, A., Calvitti Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, and Bellini R. , Acta Tropica, Volume 164, p.473-481, (2016)

Controllo biologico delle specie aliene ed invasive in agricoltura, Calvitti, Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, and Lampazzi Elena , Energia, Ambiente e Innovazione, 04/2015, Volume anno 61, p.62-63, (2015)

A draft genome sequence of an invasive mosquito: An Italian Aedes albopictus, Dritsou, V., Topalis P., Windbichler N., Simoni A., Hall A., Lawson D., Hinsley M., Hughes D., Napolioni V., Crucianelli F., et al. , Pathogens and Global Health, Volume 109, Number 5, p.207-220, (2015)

Wolbachia Density and Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Aedes albopictus: Concerns with Using Artificial Wolbachia Infection as a Vector Suppression Tool., Calvitti, Maurizio, Marini Francesca, Desiderio Angiola, Arianna Puggioli, and Moretti Riccardo , PLOS ONE, 2015, Volume 10, Number 3, p.e0121813, (2015)

Cytoplasmic incompatibility patterns between naturally and "wPip" Wolbachia infected Aedes albopictus: implications for bio-safety and long term effectiveness of a suppression strategy, Calvitti, Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, Marini Francesca, Francine Tankeu Nzufo, and Desiderio Angiola , The 8th International Wolbachia Conference 6 - 11 June 2014 Igls, Innsbruck, Austria, 06/2014, Igls, Innsbruck, Austria, (2014)

Harnessing mosquito-Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control, Bourtzis, K., Dobson S.L., Xi Z., Rasgon J.L., Calvitti Maurizio, Moreira L.A., Bossin H.C., Moretti Riccardo, Baton L.A., Hughes G.L., et al. , Acta Tropica, Volume 132, Number 1, p.S150-S163, (2014)

Natural and artificial envenomation of Ceratitis capitata by Eupelmus urozonus and the search for new bioinsecticides, Moretti, Riccardo, and Calvitti Maurizio , Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 01/2014, Volume 150, Number 3, p.250-258, (2014)

Male mating performances and cytoplasmic incompatibility in a wPip Wolbachia transinfected line of Aedes albopictus, Moretti, Riccardo, and Calvitti Maurizio , Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 12/2013, Volume 27, Number 4, p.377–386, (2013)

Wolbachia strain wPip yields a pattern of cytoplasmic incompatibility enhancing a Wolbachia-based suppression strategy against the disease vector Aedes albopictus, Calvitti, Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, Skidmore Amanda, and Dobson Stephen L. , Parasites & Vectors, 11/2012, Volume 5, (2012)

Characterization of a new aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)-Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) symbiotic association generated by artificial transfer of the wPip strain from culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), Calvitti, Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, Lampazzi Elena, Bellini R., and Dobson Stephen L. , Journal of Medical Entomology, 2010///, Volume 47, p.179 - 187, (2010)

Dispersal and survival of Aedes albopictus (Diptera Culicidae) Males in Italian Urban Areas and Significance for Sterile Insect Application., Bellini, R., Albieri Alessandro, Balestrino Fabrizio, Carrieri Massimo, Porretta Daniele, Calvitti Maurizio, Urbanelli Sandra, Moretti Riccardo, and Maini Stefano , Journal of Medical Entomology, 12/2010, Volume 47, Number 6, p.1082-1091, (2010)

New Wolbachia infections in Aedes albopictus: a way to benefit vector control strategies and the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the association between the endosymbiont and its host, Calvitti, Maurizio, and Moretti Riccardo , XX Congresso Nazionale della Soc. It. Ecol. (Site): Le Scienze Ecologiche oggi, (2010)

Effects on male fitness of removing Wolbachia infections from the mosquito Aedes albopictus, Calvitti, Maurizio, Moretti Riccardo, Porretta Daniele, Bellini R., and Urbanelli Sandra , Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2009///, Volume 23, p.132 - 140, (2009)

Possible exploitation of Wolbachia as agent of sterility induction in Aedes albpopictus populations, Calvitti, Maurizio, and Moretti Riccardo , Invited speaker to the Workshop: SIT in the Integrated Vector Management of Aedes albopictus in Italy. Tools, Problems, Surveillance and Control, University of Bologna- Italy, (2009)