[PDF][PDF] Food as a limiting factor for Aedes aegypti in water-storage containers

J Arrivillaga, R Barrera - Journal of vector Ecology, 2004 - academia.edu
An understanding of the ecological factors that regulate natural populations of Aedes
aegyptimosquitoes can improve control and reduce the incidence of dengue (DF) and …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of Aedes aegypti population dynamics in field systems: quantifying direct and delayed density dependence

RK Walsh, CL Aguilar, L Facchinelli… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transgenic strains of Aedes aegypti have been engineered to help control transmission of
dengue virus. Although resources have been invested in developing the strains, we lack …

Temperature induces trade‐offs between development and starvation resistance in Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae

H Padmanabha, CC Lord… - Medical and veterinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Heightened temperature increases the development rate of mosquitoes. However, in Aedes
aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the larvae of which commonly experience limited access to food …

Unusual productivity of Aedes aegypti in septic tanks and its implications for dengue control

R Barrera, M Amador, A Diaz, J Smith… - Medical and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Increased DEN‐2 virus transmission in Puerto Rico during 2005 prompted the
implementation of a rapid intervention programme to suppress Aedes aegypti (L.)(Diptera …

The influence of larval density, food stress, and parasitism on the bionomics of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for integrated vector …

K Mitchell‐Foster, BO Ma, S Warsame‐Ali… - Journal of Vector …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
New larval control strategies for integrated vector management of Aedes aegypti are in high
demand, including the use of biological control agents. Exposure of Aedes aegypti to …

[PDF][PDF] The size of emerging and host-seeking Aedes aegypti and the relation of size to blood-feeding success in the field

RS Nasci - J Am Mosq Control Assoc, 1986 - biodiversitylibrary.org
The average wing length of Aedes aegypti females collected as pupae was 2.47 mm, which
was significantly smaller than the 2.64 mm average wing length of the host-seeking females …

Competition and resistance to starvation in larvae of container‐inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes

R Barrera - Ecological Entomology, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
1. Hypotheses about declining populations of container‐inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes
following the invasion by additional species were tested. 2. The larval competition …

Habitat Characteristics For Immature Stages of Aedes aegypti In Zanzibar City, Tanzania

F Saleh, J Kitau, F Konradsen… - Journal of the …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Aedes aegypti is the main vector for dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, and other
arboviruses of public health importance. The presence of Ae. aegypti has never been …

Ecological Factors Influencing Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Productivity in Artificial Containers in Salinas, Puerto Rico

R Barrera, M Amador, GG Clark - Journal of medical entomology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the effects of environmental factors and immature density on the productivity
of Aedes aegypti (L.) and explored the hypothesis that immature populations were under …

An inexpensive intervention for the control of larval Aedes aegypti assessed by an improved method of surveillance and analysis.

CM Romero-Vivas, JG Wheeler… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - europepmc.org
A sampling method coupled with statistical calibration factors was developed to accurately
assess the numbers of larvae and pupae of Aedes aegypti in large water-storage containers …