Surveys were conducted in three neighbourhoods of Barranquilla, the main seaport of
Colombia, to identify, using counts of pupae in water containers during the wet and dry …

As dengue continues to emerge as a major public-health problem world-wide, efforts to
control the dengue vector Aedes aegypti must become more effective and efficient. Results …

Background Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue, breeds in domestic water
containers. The development of immature mosquitoes in such containers is influenced by …

Programmes for the surveillance of Aedes aegypti (L.) often focus on residential areas,
ignoring non-residential sites. Between November 2003 and October 2004 …

In interventions aimed at the control of the immature stages of Aedes aegypti (L.), the
principal vector of the dengue viruses, attempts are often made to treat or manage all larval …

Abstract Between the April and December of 2004, an Aedes aegypti (L.)
pupal/demographic survey was conducted in the Playa municipality of Havana. The aims …

ABSTRACT A mosquito larval–pupal survey was conducted in 1,160 households of the
Mexican city of Mérida during the rainy season of 2003 to determine their differential …

We compared the number of adult Aedes aegypti emerging from subsurface catch basins
located in the streets against the number of pupae (as a proxy of adults emerging) from the …

Updating the larval habitats of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Camagüey, Cuba.
Several illnesses of vectorial origin have a great medical and veterinary relevance, due to …

The hypothesis tested was that most pupae of Aedes aegypti are produced in a few types of
containers so that vector control efforts could concentrate on eliminating the most productive …