Controlling mosquitoes with semiochemicals: a review
The use of semiochemicals in odour-based traps for surveillance and control of vector
mosquitoes is deemed a new and viable component for integrated vector management …
mosquitoes is deemed a new and viable component for integrated vector management …
The application of drones for mosquito larval habitat identification in rural environments: a practical approach for malaria control?
Background Spatio-temporal trends in mosquito-borne diseases are driven by the locations
and seasonality of larval habitat. One method of disease control is to decrease the mosquito …
and seasonality of larval habitat. One method of disease control is to decrease the mosquito …
Smelly interactions: host-borne volatile organic compounds triggering behavioural responses in mosquitoes, sand flies, and ticks
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemicals emitted as products of cell metabolism,
which reflects the physiological and pathological conditions of any living organisms. These …
which reflects the physiological and pathological conditions of any living organisms. These …
Chapter 14: Odour-mediated oviposition-site selection by mosquitoes
The exploration of the chemical ecology of oviposition behaviour in mosquitoes provides the
means to describe the role of volatile organic compounds used by gravid mosquitoes to …
means to describe the role of volatile organic compounds used by gravid mosquitoes to …
Oviposition-Site Selection of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Flies: Attraction to Bacterial Isolates From an Attractive Rearing Medium
Phlebotomine sand flies are worldwide vectors of Leishmania parasites as well as other
bacterial and viral pathogens. Due to the variable impact of traditional vector control …
bacterial and viral pathogens. Due to the variable impact of traditional vector control …
The behaviour of adult Anopheles gambiae, sub-Saharan Africa's principal malaria vector, and its relevance to malaria control: a review
W Takken, D Charlwood, SW Lindsay - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …
Testing a pyriproxyfen auto-dissemination station attractive to gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto for the development of a novel attract-release -and-kill strategy …
O Mbare, SW Lindsay, U Fillinger - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 - Springer
Background Larviciding is an effective supplementary tool for malaria vector control, but the
identification and accessibility of aquatic habitats impedes application. Dissemination of the …
identification and accessibility of aquatic habitats impedes application. Dissemination of the …
The influence of manure-based organic fertilisers on the oviposition behaviour of Anopheles arabiensis
The rice agroecosystem provides suitable breeding habitat for many malaria vector species,
and rice-adjacent communities are consequently exposed to a greater malaria transmission …
and rice-adjacent communities are consequently exposed to a greater malaria transmission …
Abiotic characteristics and organic constituents of oviposition sites as oviposition attractants and stimulants for gravid female stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans
S Nayani, R Gries, A Blake… - … Experimentalis et Applicata, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gravid female stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)(Diptera: Muscidae), oviposit in many
types of organic substrates, including animal feces, but there is limited information as to …
types of organic substrates, including animal feces, but there is limited information as to …
Metagenomic profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast
J Mutinda, SM Mwamburi, KO Oduor… - Access …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Background Anopheles mosquitoes are the main malaria vector and as malaria cases
decline in Sub Saharan Africa, there is a growing realisation that new interventions need to …
decline in Sub Saharan Africa, there is a growing realisation that new interventions need to …