Mosquitoes represent the major arthropod vectors of human disease worldwide transmitting
malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and arboviruses such as dengue virus and Zika virus …

Aedes mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, are
becoming major global health emergencies while old threats, such as yellow fever, are re …

The radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) has successfully suppressed field
populations of several insect pest species, but its effect on mosquito vector control has been …

OBJETIVO: descrever as principais estratégias de controle do Aedes aegypti, com ênfase
nas inovações tecnológicas promissoras para utilização no Brasil. MÉTODOS: trata-se de …

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environmentally safe and proven technology to
suppress wild populations. To further advance its utility, a novel CRISPR-based technology …

During the 1930s and 1940s the idea of releasing insects of pest species to introduce
sterility (sterile insect technique or SIT) into wild populations, and thus control them, was …

Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness characterized by a sudden onset of
fever associated with joint pains. It was first described in the 1950s during a Chikungunya …

To explore the unmapped biotechnologically important microbial platforms for human
welfare, the insect gut system is such a promising arena. Insects, the inhabitant of all …

Background The combination of Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) and
radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) can be used for population suppression of …

Drosophila suzukii, a vinegar fly originated from Southeast Asia, has recently invaded
western countries, and it has been recognized as an important threat of a wide variety of …