The enormous burden placed on populations worldwide by mosquito-borne diseases, most
notably malaria and dengue, is currently being tackled by the use of insecticides sprayed in …

To enable a better understanding of the overwhelming alterations in the invasive mosquito
species (IMS), methodical insight into the population and environmental factors that govern …

The mosquito larval rearing unit developed at the Insect Pest Control Laboratory (IPCL) of
the FAO/IAEA Joint Division was evaluated for its potential use for Aedes albopictus (Skuse …

Mass production is an important component of any pest or vector control program that
requires the release of large number of insects. As part of efforts to develop an area-wide …

To control the container-breeding mosquito and major vector of dengue and chikungunya
Aedes albopictus, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is proposed as a component of …

Aedes albopictus male survival in laboratory cages is no more than 4–5 days when kept
without any access to sugar indicating their need to feed on a sugar source soon after …

Population replacement/elimination strategies based on mass-release of sterile or otherwise
genetically modified (male) mosquitoes are being considered in order to expand the malaria …

Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub Saharan Africa.
Currently, malaria vector control measures are faced with setbacks and hence are failing …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are
bloodsucking vectors of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito-borne diseases (malaria …