Health of the black soldier fly and house fly under mass-rearing conditions: innate immunity and the role of the microbiome

M Vogel, PN Shah… - Journal of Insects …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
Rearing insects for food and feed is a rapidly growing industry, because it provides excellent
opportunities for a sustainable approach to animal protein production. Two fly species, the …

Targeting Aedes aegypti Metabolism with Next-Generation Insecticides

MJ Conway, DP Haslitt, BM Swarts - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue virus (DENV), zika virus (ZIKV), and other
emerging infectious diseases of concern. A key disease mitigation strategy is vector control …

Gut microbial community supplementation and reduction modulates African armyworm susceptibility to a baculovirus

P Donkersley, A Rice, RI Graham… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Gut microbiota stimulates the immune system and inhibits pathogens, and thus, it is critical
for disease prevention. Probiotics represent an effective alternative to antibiotics used for the …

Behavioural ecology of plant-mosquito relations

WA Foster - Sensory ecology of disease vectors, 2022 - brill.com
This document, in two parts, evaluates the behavioural aspects of plants as a food source for
mosquitoes. First is a summary of the established basics of mosquito plant feeding. These …

Chapter 7: Behavioural ecology of plant-mosquito relations

WA Foster - Sensory ecology of disease vectors, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
This document, in two parts, evaluates the behavioural aspects of plants as a food source for
mosquitoes. First is a summary of the established basics of mosquito plant feeding. These …