Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes are vectors of important human disease
viruses, including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Pyrethroid insecticides are …

The voltage-sensitive sodium channel (VSSC) is a critical component of the insect nervous
system. Pyrethroids and DDT are insecticides that have been widely used, and they kill …

Background Traditional vector control approaches such as source reduction and insecticide
spraying have limited effect on reducing Aedes aegypti population. The endosymbiont …

Background Aedes aegypti is an important vector of many human diseases and a serious
threat to human health due to its wide geographic distribution and preference for human …

Mosquitoes that carry Wolbachia endosymbionts may help control the spread of arboviral
diseases, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Wolbachia frequencies systematically …

Background The continued use of chemical insecticides in the context of the National
Program of Dengue Control in Brazil has generated a high selective pressure on the natural …

There are about 200 species of mosquitoes (Culicidae) known to be vectors of pathogens
that cause diseases in humans. Correct identification of mosquito species is an essential …

Background. Chemical control is still a major strategy to constrain vector density and
mitigate pathogen transmission. However, insecticide overuse poses a high selective …

The dusky cotton bug, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa)(Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) is a serious
pest of cotton and damages cotton seed by reducing the oil content. In Pakistan, O …

The intensive use of chemicals through decades has been selecting resistant populations of
several insect species to distinct classes of insecticides, like neurotoxics, insect growth …