Background Anopheles arabiensis is a key vector for the transmission of human malaria in
sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 10,000 years, humans have successfully cultivated …

Background Maize cultivation contributes to the prevalence of malaria mosquitoes and
exacerbates malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. The pollen from maize serves as …

Background Based on recent studies in Israel demonstrating that attractive toxic sugar bait
(ATSB) methods can be used to decimate local anopheline and culicine mosquito …

Background New strategies are needed to manage malaria vector populations that resist
insecticides and bite outdoors. This study describes a breakthrough in developing 'attract …

Background Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although
discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in Anopheles gambiae ss …

Background A number of mosquito species in the Culex and Aedes genera prefer to lay
eggs in Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) hay infusions compared to water alone. These …

Several studies have shown that odors of plant and animal origin can be developed into
lures for use in surveillance of mosquito vectors of infectious diseases. However, the effect of …

Background The reproductive success and population dynamics, of Anopheles malaria
mosquitoes is strongly influenced by the oviposition site selection of gravid females …

Background To date no semiochemicals affecting the pre-oviposition behaviour of the
malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu lato have been described. Water vapour must be …

Background The non-random distribution of anopheline larvae in natural habitats suggests
that gravid females discriminate between habitats of different quality. Whilst physical and …