BACKGROUND Dragonfly and damselfly larvae have been considered as possible
biocontrol agents against young instars of mosquito vectors in urban environments. Yet our …

Mosquito borne diseases (eg, dengue fever, Zika fever, chikungunya fever) are a recurring
problem worldwide. Using the natural predators of mosquitoes, such as odonates …

Background: Dengue is amongst the most serious mosquito-borne infectious disease with
hot spots in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Unfortunately, no licensed vaccine for …

Dragonfly/damselfly naiads have the potential to control mosquitoes, and indirectly the
diseases they carry, due to their extensive predation on mosquito larvae. Experimental …

This chapter revealed the efficacy of three predominant dragonfly species found in a natural
population where the survey of mosquito population was conducted. Nymphs of dragonflies …

Dasrat CM, Maharaj G. 2021. Biological control of mosquitoes with odonates: A case study
in Guyana. Nusantara Bioscience 13: 163-170. Mosquitoes have plagued the lives of …

Mosquitoes are important vectors of parasitic helminths, protozoan and viral pathogens
causing human disease. There has been a growing interest in the establishment and spread …

Laboratory experiments with food-deprived larvae of odonates suggested that these
predators may have the potential to control mosquito populations. However, it remains …

There are around 3,500 species of mosquitoes all over the world, of which only a couple of
hundred species are responsible for various diseases and deaths. However, the general …

Mosquito-borne diseases have become of great concern in the world today, as many are
reemerging. This has prompted an interest in better understanding what factors drive or …