Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of various arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) diseases such
as dengue and Zika, is a popular laboratory model in vector biology. However, its …

Mosquitoes transmit many diseases to humans and animals eg, malaria, yellow fever,
dengue, filariasis and encephalitis. The fundamental target of this search was to study the …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes obtain from vertebrate blood nutrients that are essential to
oogenesis, such as proteins and lipids. As with all insects, mosquitoes do not synthesize …

Aedes aegypti is the major vector of Dengue in Sri Lanka. Dengue virus is transmitted via
blood feeding of vector mosquitoes. Blood is an essential component for the fecundity of …

Background The high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in low-and middle-income
countries is linked to an increase in Western diet consumption, characterized by a high …

In some laboratories, mosquitoes' direct blood-feeding on live animals has been replaced
with various membrane blood-feeding systems. The selection of blood meal sources used in …

Females of certain mosquito species can spread diseases while biting vertebrate hosts to
obtain protein-rich blood meals required for egg development. In the laboratory, researchers …

Aedes aegypti is the major vector of dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses that put
millions of people in endemic countries at risk. Mass rearing of this mosquito is crucial for …

Blood-feeding patterns of mosquitoes affect the transmission and maintenance of arboviral
diseases. In the Caribbean, Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say mosquitoes …

Aedes aegypti females ingest sugar or blood to obtain the nutrients needed to maintain
cellular homeostasis. During human blood ingestion, female mosquitoes may transmit …