  The control of a mosquito population using the sterile insect technique is
considered. Building on a model-based approach, where the control input is the
release rate of sterilized males, we propose a non-negative backstepping
control law capable of globally stabilizing the extinction equilibrium of the
system. A simulation study supports and validates the theoretical findings,
showing the efficacy of the approach both on a reduced model, used for control
design, and on a complete model of the mosquito population dynamics.
