Background Three arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) causing human disease have
been the focus of a large number of studies in the Americas since 2013 due to their global …

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is a mosquito originating from the Asian continent, which was
detected in the Americas in 1985 and Brazil in 1986. Due to its rapid expansion throughout …

Adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are important vectors of human disease. The size of the
adult female affects her success, fitness, and ability to transmit diseases. The size of the …

Mass-rearing of mosquitoes under laboratory conditions is an important part of several new
control techniques that rely on the release of males to control mosquito populations. While …

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 …

We aimed to determine how the degree of urbanization in a Neotropical city influences
Aedes aegypti (L.), a pantropical vector of urban yellow fever, dengue, Zika and …

Male and female mosquito larvae compete for different subsets of the yeast food resource in
laboratory microcosms. Males compete more intensely with males, and females with …

Interspecific competition with native species during biological invasions can sometimes limit
alien expansion. We aimed to determine the potential ecological effects of Limatus durhamii …

Adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are important vectors of human disease. The size of the
adult female affects her success, fitness, and ability to transmit diseases. The size of the …

Male and female mosquito larvae compete for different subsets of the yeast food resource in
laboratory microcosms. Males compete more intensely with males and females with females …