Oviposition Preferences of Aedes aegypti in Msambweni, Kwale County, Kenya

PS Musunzaji, BA Ndenga, S Mzee… - Journal of the …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue fever virus (DENV) worldwide. Infusions made
from organic materials have been shown to act as oviposition attractants for Ae. aegypti; …

Unusual productivity of Aedes aegypti in septic tanks and its implications for dengue control

R Barrera, M Amador, A Diaz, J Smith… - Medical and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Increased DEN‐2 virus transmission in Puerto Rico during 2005 prompted the
implementation of a rapid intervention programme to suppress Aedes aegypti (L.)(Diptera …

Update on the geographical distribution and prevalence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), two major arbovirus vectors in Cameroon

AN Tedjou, B Kamgang, AP Yougang… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Arboviral diseases including dengue are increasingly spreading in the
tropical/subtropical world including Africa. Updated knowledge on the distribution and …

[PDF][PDF] Building a better ovitrap for detecting Aedes aegypti oviposition

AE Lenhart, M Walle, H Cedillo, A Kroeger - Acta tropica, 2005 - academia.edu
Dengue fever is the most common vector-borne viral disease of humans worldwide with an
estimated 50 million infections occurring in tropical and subtropical regions each year …

Effectiveness of adulticide and larvicide in controlling high densities of Aedes aegypti in urban environments

ABB Wilke, C Vasquez, A Carvajal, M Ramirez… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Current management and control of Aedes aegypti populations in urban areas are based on
the spraying of insecticides. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of spraying larvicide …

[HTML][HTML] Night time extension of Aedes aegypti human blood seeking activity

BA Ndenga, FM Mutuku, HN Ngugi… - The American Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study examined whether Aedes aegypti extends its human blood seeking activity into
night hours. Human landing catches (HLC) were conducted hourly from early morning (04 …

Risk factors for Aedes aegypti household pupal persistence in longitudinal entomological household surveys in urban and rural Kenya

HN Ngugi, S Nyathi, A Krystosik, B Ndenga… - Parasites & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is an efficient vector of several arboviruses of public health
importance, including Zika and dengue. Currently vector management is the only available …

[PDF][PDF] Aedes aegypti: size, reserves, survival, and flight potential

H Briegel, I Knusel, SE Timmermann - Journal of vector …, 2001 - scholar.archive.org
Female Aedes aegypti of small and large body sizes were fed ad libitum from eclosion with
eight different concentrations of sucrose from 0.1% to 50%; females were also starved with …

The invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus: current knowledge and future perspectives

M Bonizzoni, G Gasperi, X Chen, AA James - Trends in parasitology, 2013 - cell.com
One of the most dynamic events in public health is being mediated by the global spread of
the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus. Its rapid expansion and vectorial capacity for …

Geographic and ecological distribution of the dengue and chikungunya virus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in three major Cameroonian towns

B Kamgang, JY Happi, P Boisier… - Medical and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) was first reported in Central Africa in 2000, together
with the indigenous mosquito species Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Because Ae …