The rapid and reliable identification of arthropod vector species is an essential component of
the fight against vector-borne diseases. However, owing to the lack of entomological …

Modern methods allow a geometric representation of forms, separating size and shape. In
entomology, as well as in many other fields involving arthropod studies, shape variation has …

Mosquitoes are responsible for the transmission of important infectious diseases, causing
millions of deaths every year and endangering approximately 3 billion people around the …

Morphometric analysis of wings has been suggested for identifying and controlling isolated
populations of tsetse (Glossina spp), vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis in Africa …

The impact of landscape fragmentation due to human and climatic mediated factors on the
structure of a population of Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank (Diptera …

The subgenus Anopheles (N yssorhynchus)(D iptera: C ulicidae) includes the primary
vectors of P lasmodium spp. in C olombia. Most adult females of this subgenus are difficult to …

Aedes aegypti is the most important vector of dengue viruses in tropical and subtropical
regions. Because vaccines are still under development, dengue prevention depends …

Identification of arthropods important in disease transmission is a crucial, yet difficult, task
that can demand considerable training and experience. An important case in point is that of …

Background Egg morphometrics in the Triatominae has proved to be informative for
distinguishing tribes or genera, and has been based generally on traditional morphometrics …

Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius (L.)(Hemiptera: Cimicidae) and Cimex hemipterus (F.), have
become established worldwide in recent years largely due to the development of insecticide …