Nutritional stress compromises mosquito fitness and antiviral immunity, while enhancing dengue virus infection susceptibility

J Yan, CH Kim, L Chesser, JL Ramirez… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Diet-induced nutritional stress can influence pathogen transmission potential in mosquitoes
by impacting life history traits, infection susceptibility, and immunity. To investigate these …

[HTML][HTML] Bioconversion of organic waste by insects–A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, IA Harahap, J Osei-Owusu, T Saikia… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ever-growing human population has forced people to intensify agriculture to meet the
demand for food and feed. However, the increase in global agricultural production also …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive output and other adult life-history traits of black soldier flies grown on different organic waste and by-products

SF Laursen, CA Flint, S Bahrndorff, JK Tomberlin… - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The interest in mass-rearing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae for food and feed is
rapidly increasing. This is partly sparked by the ability of the larvae to efficiently valorise a …

Cuticle modifications and over-expression of the chitin-synthase gene in diflubenzuron-resistant phenotype

V Lucchesi, L Grimaldi, V Mastrantonio, D Porretta… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insect pests are a major problem worldwide and their control represents
an urgency for human well-being. Insecticides acting as chitin-synthesis inhibitors (CSIs) are …

Larval crowding enhances dengue virus loads in Aedes aegypti, a relationship that might increase transmission in urban environments

HLC Dutra, DJ Marshall, B Comerford… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Climate change and urbanization will alter the global distribution of disease
vectors, changing the disease burden in yet unpredictable ways. Aedes aegypti is a …

[HTML][HTML] Más que óvulos y esperma: Factores masculinos, femeninos, y ambientales que influyen en la reproducción de mosquitos de Aedes y Anopheles

C Alfonso-Parra, J Osorio, J Agudelo, S Diaz… - Revista Colombiana …, 2022 - scielo.org.co
La reproducción sexual en animales es un proceso complejo que va más allá de la unión
entre espermatozoide y óvulo. De hecho, la generación exitosa de la progenie depende, en …

Larval nutritional effects on male and female survival and fecundity in Anastrepha ludens

M Aceituno‐Medina, E Hernández… - Entomologia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The three major macronutrients–proteins (P), carbohydrates (C), and lipids (L)–constitute the
fundamental nutrient niche. In order to meet their nutritional requirements, organisms need …

Comparison of diurnal biting activity, life table, and demographic attributes of Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) from different urbanized settings in West Java …

D Novianto, UK Hadi, S Soviana, HS Darusman - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus has well-adaptive behavior to
environmental changes, including human urbanization, and has an essential role as the …

Effect of Microsporidia MB infection on the development and fitness of Anopheles arabiensis under different diet regimes

GY Boanyah, LL Koekemoer, JK Herren, T Bukhari - Parasites & Vectors, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Microsporidia MB (MB) is a naturally occurring symbiont of Anopheles
and has recently been identified as having a potential to inhibit the transmission of …

Larval diet and temperature alter mosquito immunity and development: using body size and developmental traits to track carry-over effects on longevity

AJ Mackay, J Yan, CH Kim, AMG Barreaux… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Estimating arbovirus transmission potential requires a mechanistic
understanding of how environmental factors influence the expression of adult mosquito …