Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) is the first Bacillus thuringiensis to be found
and used as an effective biological control agent against larvae of many mosquito and black …

The control of dipteran pests is highly relevant to humans due to their involvement in the
transmission of serious diseases including malaria, dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow …

Insect pathogens are an excellent source of novel insecticidal agents with proven toxicity. In
particular, bacteria from the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus are proving to be a …

Background Worldwide, mosquito vectors are transmitting several etiological agents of
important human diseases, including malaria, causing millions of deaths every year. In …

Background The immune system of adult mosquitoes has received significant attention
because of the ability of females to vector disease-causing pathogens while ingesting blood …

Bacillus thuringiensis ser. israelensis (Bti) has been widely used as microbial larvicide for
the control of many species of mosquitoes and blackflies. The larvicidal activity of Bti resides …

Mosquitoes of many species are key disease vectors, killing millions of people each year.
Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticide formulations are largely recognized as among the …

Aedes albopictus is a species of mosquito, originally from Southeast Asia, that belongs to
the Culicidae family and the Dipteran insect order. The distribution of this vector has rapidly …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins are an environmentally safe and effective alternative to
chemical pesticides and have been used as biopesticides, with great commercial success …

Background As both larvae and adults, mosquitoes encounter a barrage of immune insults,
ranging from microbe-rich communities in larval habitats to ingested blood-borne pathogens …