Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

RS Lees, B Knols, R Bellini, MQ Benedict, A Bheecarry… - Acta tropica, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

The behaviour of adult Anopheles gambiae, sub-Saharan Africa's principal malaria vector, and its relevance to malaria control: a review

W Takken, D Charlwood, SW Lindsay - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex are one of the major
vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to transmit this disease of major public …

Mark-release-recapture experiment in Burkina Faso demonstrates reduced fitness and dispersal of genetically-modified sterile malaria mosquitoes

FA Yao, AA Millogo, PS Epopa, A North… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Every year, malaria kills approximately 405,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, most of them
children under the age of five years. In many countries, progress in malaria control has been …

Clock genes and environmental cues coordinate Anopheles pheromone synthesis, swarming, and mating

G Wang, J Vega-Rodríguez, A Diabate, J Liu, C Cui… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Anopheles mating is initiated by the swarming of males at dusk followed by females flying
into the swarm. Here, we show that mosquito swarming and mating are coordinately guided …

[图书][B] Mixed-species groups of animals: behavior, community structure, and conservation

E Goodale, G Beauchamp, GD Ruxton - 2017 - books.google.com
Mixed-Species Groups of Animals: Behavior, Community Structure, and Conservation
presents a comprehensive discussion on the mixed-species groups of animals, a …

Male swarming aggregation pheromones increase female attraction and mating success among multiple African malaria vector mosquito species

R Mozūraitis, M Hajkazemian, JW Zawada… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Accumulating behavioural data indicate that aggregation pheromones may mediate the
formation and maintenance of mosquito swarms. However, chemical cues possibly luring …

Target-site resistance mutations (kdr and RDL), but not metabolic resistance, negatively impact male mating competiveness in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

N Platt, RM Kwiatkowska, H Irving, A Diabaté, R Dabire… - Heredity, 2015 - nature.com
The implementation of successful insecticide resistance management strategies for malaria
control is currently hampered by poor understanding of the fitness cost of resistance on …

Habitat segregation and ecological character displacement in cryptic African malaria mosquitoes

B Tene Fossog, D Ayala, P Acevedo… - Evolutionary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how divergent selection generates adaptive phenotypic and population
diversification provides a mechanistic explanation of speciation in recently separated …

Characterization of lab-based swarms of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes using 3D-video tracking

A Cavagna, I Giardina, MA Gucciardino, G Iacomelli… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mosquito copulation is a crucial determinant of its capacity to transmit malaria-causing
Plasmodium parasites as well as underpinning several highly-anticipated vector control …

Targeting male mosquito swarms to control malaria vector density

SP Sawadogo, A Niang, E Bilgo, A Millogo, H Maïga… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Malaria control programs are being jeopardized by the spread of insecticide resistance in
mosquito vector populations. It has been estimated that the spread of resistance could lead …