Microorganisms live in close association with metazoan hosts and form symbiotic
microbiotas that modulate host biology. Although the function of host-associated …

Urban wetlands are increasingly being used to manage stormwater, provide valuable
resources for biodiversity, and to improve public amenity and wellbeing. However …

Mosquito-borne diseases are an increasing global health challenge, threatening over 40%
of the world's population. Despite major advances in malaria control since 2000, recent …

Unlike other large cities in Texas with extensive county control districts (Harris, Tarrant, and
Dallas counties), mosquito control and surveillance in San Antonio is new and is limited to …

Aedes spp. are a major public health concern due to their ability to be efficient vectors of
dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and other arboviruses. With limited vaccines available and no …

The majority of mosquito-borne illness is spread by a few mosquito species that have
evolved to specialize in biting humans, yet the precise causes of this behavioral shift are …

Monitoring the invasion process of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus and its
interaction with the contender Aedes aegypti, is critical to prevent and control the arthropod …

Context With accelerated land-use change throughout the world, increased understanding
of the relative effects of landscape composition and configuration on biological system and …

Asian tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti) are global
nuisances and are competent vectors for viruses such as Chikungunya (CHIKV), Dengue …

Background: Infectious disease epidemiology and planetary health literature often cite solid
waste and plastic pollution as risk factors for vector-borne diseases and urban zoonoses; …