Aedes albopictus mosquito is an opportunistic blood feeder and has a broad host range.
The feeding behavior and habits of this mosquito are liable to increase the transmission …

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are predominantly daytime-feeding mosquito species
that breed in urban settlements and transmit viral and nematode diseases. Females can …

The success of the sterile insect technique for the management of mosquito populations
depends on the release of large numbers of competitive sterile male insects. Sustainable …

Sugar availability varies greatly in nature, and determining how this affects male mosquito
fitness is essential for understanding population dynamics. We allowed male Aedes …

A fundamental step in establishing a mass production system is the development of a larval
diet that promotes high adult performance at a reasonable cost. To identify a suitable larval …

Background Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are globally distributed vectors of viruses that impact
the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Mating and blood feeding represent …

Daily survivorship and fecundity of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were monitored for cohorts
provided with five nutritional treatments: water, 2% sucrose, blood from a live chicken plus …

Basic ecophysiological data are presented on the development and reproduction of Aedes
albopictus (Skuse) that were reared and maintained at four temperatures between 12 and …

The effect of adult diet on host biting, sugar probing and water probing patterns, oviposition
behavior, and survival of Aedes aegypti (L.) from Charters Towers, Australia, were tested in …

The body size of mosquitoes can influence a number of bionomic factors, such as their blood-
feeding ability, host attack rate, and fecundity. All of these traits are important determinants of …