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 …

Mosquitoes are considered to be the deadliest animals on Earth because the diseases they
transmit claim at least a million human lives every year globally. Here, we discuss the scales …

Since past century, vector-borne diseases have been a major public health concern in
several states of Mexico. However, Mexico City continues to be free of endemic mosquito …

Background Understanding the variation in vector-borne disease transmission intensity
across time and space relies on a thorough understanding of the impact of environmental …

Introduction Wolbachia transinfections established in key mosquito vectors, including Aedes
aegypti are typically associated with pathogen blocking—reduced susceptibility to infection …

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 …

Abstract Background The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is an extremely invasive,
globally distributed and medically important vector of various human and veterinary …

Non-lethal, trait-mediated effects of predation impact prey behavior and life-history traits.
Studying how these effects in turn influence prey demography is crucial to understand prey …

Wolbachia incompatible insect technique (IIT) depends on releasing male-only Wolbachia-
infected mosquitoes to reduce/eradicate wild type mosquito populations. Mathematical …

Based on the invasion of the Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and the competition between Ae.
albopictus and Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in the United States, we consider a two-species …