Aedes aegypti (L.) is one of the most important arboviral vectors worldwide. Vector control is
targeted at immature and adult stages; however, eggs are resistant to desiccation and may …

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases constitute one of the main health problems
worldwide. The objective of the research consisted of analyzing the development dynamics …

Many environmental factors, biotic and abiotic interact to influence organismal development.
Given the importance of Aedes aegypti as a vector of human pathogens including dengue …

Monthly oviposition activity and the seasonal density pattern of Aedes aegypti were studied
using larvitraps and ovitraps during a research carried out by the Public Health Ministry of …

Abstract Background Dengue, Zika and chikungunya are arboviruses of significant public
health importance that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes …

The survival rate of mosquitoes is an important topic that affects many aspects of decision‐
making in mosquito management. This study aims to estimate the variability in the survival …

Understanding the seasonal prevalence and biological parameters of mosquito Aedes
albopictus (Skuse) are indispensable for population estimates, efficient vector control and …

With the recent introduction into Mexico of chikungunya and Zika viruses in the years 2014
and 2015, respectively, the programs for entomological surveillance of vector-borne …

Aedes aegypti imbibes multiple blood meals in each gonotrophic cycle (Scott et al. 1993). It
prefers human blood, and rarely feeds on sugar (Edman et al. 1992; Van Handel et al …

In recent centuries, the mosquito Aedes aegypti has spread into most urban areas
throughout the tropics. This species is considered the main vector of the chikungunya …