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: The success of the Sterile Insect Technique for areawide vector control relies
crucially on the ability of sterile males to outcompete their wild counterparts for mating with …

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 …

Laboratory experiments suggest that utilization of blood rather than natural sugar sources for
energetic needs affords female Aedes aegypti a reproductive advantage over conspecifics …

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 …

Studies on the diel sugar feeding periodicity of male and female Aedes aegypti were
conducted under laboratory conditions and monitored in single cages using the …

BACKGROUND: The development of the sterile insect technique (SIT) for reducing
populations of Aedes albopictus (Skuse),(the vector of Chikungunya and Dengue fever) …

Background Anopheles gambiae plant-sugar feeding was thought to be rare and
physiologically optional. Unlike adult females, males have no alternative source of energy …

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 …

To control the container-breeding mosquito and major vector of dengue and chikungunya
Aedes albopictus, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is proposed as a component of …