Sugar is the main source of energy for the activities of mosquitoes; however, information on
the vital sugar feeding of Aedes albopictus in the field is scanty and often anecdotal. Using …

Aedes albopictus male survival in laboratory cages is no more than 4–5 days when kept
without any access to sugar indicating their need to feed on a sugar source soon after …

Background Current tools and strategies are not sufficient to reliably address threats and
outbreaks of arboviruses including Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Hence …

Background Sugar feeding is an important behavior which may determine vector potential of
female mosquitoes. Sugar meals can reduce blood feeding frequency, enhance survival …

We evaluated how the presence of sugar sources impacted the distribution of Aedes aegypti
in different habitats in Durán, Ecuador. Land cover and normalized difference vegetation …

Background Dual attractant toxic sugar baits (D-ATSB) containing two host kairomones, L-
lactic (LA) and 1-octen-3-ol (O), and fruit-based attractants were evaluated through olfactory …

The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of bait stations and foliar applications
containing attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) and eugenol to control Aedes albopictus. At …

Background The viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti, including dengue and Zika viruses,
are rapidly expanding in geographic range and as a threat to public health. In response …

We tested the efficacy of attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) with garlic oil microencapsulated
in beta-cyclodextrin as active ingredient against Aedes albopictus in suburban Haifa, Israel …

The resting behavior of Aedes albopictus was evaluated by aspirating diurnal resting
mosquitoes from common landscape vegetation in residential communities in St. Augustine …