[HTML][HTML] The chemical ecology of nectar-mosquito interactions: recent advances and future directions

IS Sobhy, C Berry - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Mosquitoes, often seen as disease vectors, can act as pollinators, influencing
plant reproduction.•Mosquitoes use a multisensory approach to find floral nectar, with …

Intervention reducing malaria parasite load in vector mosquitoes: No impact on Plasmodium falciparum extrinsic incubation period and the survival of Anopheles …

E Guissou, DF Da, DFS Hien, KB Yameogo… - PloS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In the fight against malaria, transmission blocking interventions (TBIs) such as transmission
blocking vaccines or drugs, are promising approaches to complement conventional tools …

Plant alkaloids: production, extraction, and potential therapeutic properties

AG Pereira, L Cassani, P Garcia-Oliveira… - … : From Nature, Through …, 2023 - Springer
Alkaloids are a type of secondary metabolites that can be found in different parts of plants.
This group of compounds is diverse and can be divided into nine subgroups: pyridine …

Using an antimalarial in mosquitoes overcomes Anopheles and Plasmodium resistance to malaria control strategies

DG Paton, AS Probst, E Ma, KL Adams… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The spread of insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes and drug resistance in
Plasmodium parasites is contributing to a global resurgence of malaria, making the …

The paradox of plant preference: The malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii select suboptimal food sources for their survival and reproduction

PSL Paré, DFDS Hien, M Youba… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes, two major malaria vectors in sub‐
Saharan Africa, exhibit selectivity among plant species as potential food sources. However …

A simple, field-applicable method to increase the infectivity of wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquito vectors

SB Ouattara, DFDS Hien, ET Nao, PSL Paré… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background The direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA), whereby gametocyte-infected
blood is collected from human donors and from which mosquitoes feed through a …

A simple and practical method to increase the infectivity of wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquito vectors

SB Ouattara, DFDS Hien, ET Nao, PSL Paré… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background The direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA), whereby gametocyte-infected
blood is collected from human donors and from which mosquitoes feed through a …

Antimalarials in mosquitoes overcome Anopheles and Plasmodium resistance to malaria control strategies

DG Paton, AS Probst, E Ma, KL Adams, WR Shaw… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The spread of insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes and drug resistance in
Plasmodium parasites is contributing to a global resurgence of malaria, making the …

Contemporary exploitation of natural products for arthropod-borne pathogen transmission-blocking interventions

JM Muema, JL Bargul, MA Obonyo, SN Njeru… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
An integrated approach to innovatively counter the transmission of various arthropod-borne
diseases to humans would benefit from strategies that sustainably limit onward passage of …