Invasive species reduces parasite prevalence and neutralizes negative environmental effects on parasitism in a native mosquito

KM Westby, BM Sweetman, TR Van Horn… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive species research often focuses on direct effects of invasion on native ecosystems
and less so on complex effects such as those influencing host–parasite interactions …

Are exotic natural enemies an effective way of controlling invasive plants?

MB Thomas, AM Reid - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2007 - cell.com
Classical biological control (the introduction of exotic natural enemies) is often advocated as
a tool for managing invasive species. Here, we review the effectiveness of biocontrol and …

Repellent plants provide affordable natural screening to prevent mosquito house entry in tropical rural settings—results from a pilot efficacy study

FC Mng'ong'o, JJ Sambali, E Sabas, J Rubanga… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Sustained malaria control is underway using a combination of vector control, prompt
diagnosis and treatment of malaria cases. Progress is excellent, but for long-term control …

Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

AM Dunn, ME Torchin, MJ Hatcher… - Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced species disrupt native communities and biodiversity worldwide. Parasitic
infections (and at times, their absence) are thought to be a key component in the success …

Malaria control with genetically manipulated insect vectors

L Alphey, CB Beard, P Billingsley, M Coetzee… - Science, 2002 - science.org
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[HTML][HTML] Vector control: a cornerstone in the malaria elimination campaign

K Karunamoorthi - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2011 - Elsevier
Over many decades, malaria elimination has been considered to be one of the most
ambitious goals of the international community. Vector control is a cornerstone in malaria …

Push-pull strategies for vector control

W Takken - Malaria Journal, 2010 - Springer
In many disease vectors, olfaction is the principal modality with which food sources (plants
and vertebrates) and oviposition sites are being identified [1]. Chemical cues emanating …

Malaria management: past, present, and future

A Enayati, J Hemingway - Annual review of entomology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The prospect of malaria eradication has been raised recently by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation with support from the international community. There are significant lessons to …

Newer approaches for malaria vector control and challenges of outdoor transmission

JC Beier, ABB Wilke, G Benelli - Towards malaria elimination—a …, 2018 - books.google.com
The effective and reliable management of malaria vectors is still a global challenge.
Recently, it has been noted that the first vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria …

Prospects for malaria control through manipulation of mosquito larval habitats and olfactory-mediated behavioural responses using plant-derived compounds

JM Muema, JL Bargul, SN Njeru, JO Onyango… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Malaria presents an overwhelming public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa where vector favourable conditions and poverty prevail, potentiating the disease …