This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Simple Summary The Insect Pest Control (IPC) Section and its associated laboratory (IPCL)
is part of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Its …

Immature mosquitoes are aquatic, and their distribution, abundance, and individual fitness in
a particular breeding habitat are known to be dependent on mainly three factors: biotic …

Mosquito larvae are naturally exposed to microbial communities present in a variety of larval
development sites. Several earlier studies have highlighted that the larval habitat influences …

Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive mosquito species that has become widespread across
the globe. In addition, it is an efficient vector of numerous pathogens of medical and …

Insect's gut microbiota has diverse effects on their fitness, and a comprehensive
understanding of gut microbiota functions requires analyzing its diversity. Apolygus lucorum …

The “Sterile Insect Technique”(SIT), a promising method to control Aedes albopictus, the
Asian tiger mosquito, is gaining increasing interest. Recently, the role of microbiota in …

Simple Summary The ghost moth, Thitarodes sp., is an obligate host of the most precious
fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis on Tibetan plateau. Artificial rearing of the ghost moth at …

Simple Summary New types of bed nets are being developed which contain a pyrethroid
plus a second chemical because of the development and increased frequency of mosquito …

Background: The mosquito microbiota impacts different parameters in host biology, such as
development, metabolism, immune response and vector competence to pathogens. As the …