Chikungunya virus is widespread throughout the tropics, where it causes recurrent
outbreaks of chikungunya fever. In recent years, outbreaks have afflicted populations in East …

Aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses uses artificial
containers around homes to undergo immature development, making household-level …

Background Mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, Zika and chikungunya,
pose significant public health threats in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. To …

Funding for vector-borne disease surveillance, management, and research is cyclical and
reactive in the United States. The subsequent effects have yielded gross inequities …

Background Aedes aegypti presence, human-vector contact rates, and Aedes-borne virus
transmission are highly variable through time and space. The Lower Rio Grande Valley …

Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit continue to place millions of people at risk of
infection around the world. Novel methods of vector control are being developed to provide …

Dispersal is a critical parameter for successful pest control measures as it determines the
rate of movement across target control areas and influences the risk of human exposure. We …

Background Aedes albopictus is a nuisance pest mosquito of public health importance
commonly managed with adulticides and larvicides. We investigated whether adding Gravid …

Abstract With Chikungunya and Zika in the Philippines, there is an urgent need for effective
methods to control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in as much as these mosquitoes are …

The worldwide spread of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (ATM), Aedes albopictus, demands
effective and sustainable urban mosquito management, due to their disease vector capacity …