This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Immature mosquitoes are aquatic, and their distribution, abundance, and individual fitness in
a particular breeding habitat are known to be dependent on mainly three factors: biotic …

Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria vector in the Amazon region and, like other vectors,
harbors a community of microorganisms with which it shares a network of interactions. Here …

Mosquitoes are considered one of the most important threats worldwide due to their ability to
vector pathogens. They are responsible for the transmission of major pathogens such as …

The exploration of the chemical ecology of oviposition behaviour in mosquitoes provides the
means to describe the role of volatile organic compounds used by gravid mosquitoes to …

Background The neotropical anopheline mosquito Anopheles darlingi is a major malaria
vector in the Americas. Studies on mosquito-associated microbiota have shown that …

Background Malaria remains a major public health problem in South America, mostly in the
Amazon region. Among newly proposed ways of controlling malaria transmission to …

This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

Failure of conventional mosquito control strategies to curb the population of vectors have
made the humans vulnerable to serious medical problems transmitted by them. This effect …

Mosquitoes can transmit to humans devastating and deadly pathogens. As many chemical
insecticides are banned due to environmental side effects or are of reduced efficacy due to …