Female mosquitoes require blood from their host for egg development. However, the
relationship between the composition of host blood and mosquito reproduction, and whether …

Genetic pest management (GPM) methods involve releasing modified versions of a pest
species to mate with wild pests in the target area. Proposed for a wide range of applications …

The discovery of eco-friendly, rapid, and cost-effective compounds to control diseases
caused by microbes and insects are the main challenges. Herein, the magnesium oxide …

Background The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is presently being tested to control dengue in
several countries. SIT aims to cause the decline of the target insect population through the …

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are predominantly daytime-feeding mosquito species
that breed in urban settlements and transmit viral and nematode diseases. Females can …

Background Most female mosquitoes are anautogenous and must blood feed on a
vertebrate host to produce eggs. Prior studies show that the number of eggs females lay per …

Simple Summary Mosquito populations experience variations in temperature across space
and time as well as temperature rises associated with climate change. Our understanding of …

Background The midgut microbiota of mosquitoes maintain basal immune activity and
immune priming. In recent years, scientists have focused on the use of microbial …

Mosquitoes transmit many diseases to humans and animals eg, malaria, yellow fever,
dengue, filariasis and encephalitis. The fundamental target of this search was to study the …

Blood-feeding, which is necessary for most female mosquitoes to reproduce, provides an
opportunity for pathogen transmission. Blood-feeding is influenced by external factors such …