[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of insecticide resistance on vector competence: a review

AE Juache-Villagrana, V Pando-Robles… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insects transmit a wide variety of pathogens, including parasites, bacteria,
and viruses, to human and economically important crops. Since pathogen transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature-Mediated Effects on Mayaro Virus Vector Competency of Florida Aedes aegypti Mosquito Vectors

AA Alomar, BW Alto - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging mosquito-borne arbovirus and public health concern.
We evaluated the influence of temperature on Aedes aegypti responses to MAYV oral …

[HTML][HTML] Native Wolbachia infection and larval competition stress shape fitness and West Nile virus infection in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes

AA Alomar, DW Pérez-Ramos, D Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Wolbachia transinfections established in key mosquito vectors, including Aedes
aegypti are typically associated with pathogen blocking—reduced susceptibility to infection …

[HTML][HTML] Juvenile hormone analog enhances Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti

AA Alomar, BH Eastmond, BW Alto - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In recent years, there has been a rise in the emergence of arboviruses of public health
importance, including Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever viruses. Insecticide …

[HTML][HTML] Ingestion of spinosad-containing toxic sugar bait alters Aedes albopictus vector competence and vectorial capacity for dengue virus

AA Alomar, BH Eastmond, Z Rapti, ED Walker… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dengue virus (DENV) is a highly prevalent vector-borne virus that causes life-threatening
illnesses to humans worldwide. The development of a tool to control vector populations has …

Evaluation of Pyriproxyfen Effects on Aedes aegypti and Predatory Mosquito Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae)

AA Alomar, BW Alto - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Control of mosquito vectors of pathogens remains heavily dependent on the application of
conventional insecticides. Pyriproxyfen (PPF) is a novel insecticide that has been proposed …

Assessment of insecticide resistance of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations to insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen, in the northeast region of Brazil

KB Campos, AA Alomar, BH Eastmond, MT Obara… - Journal of Vector …, 2023 - BioOne
Vector control has been an essential strategy in Brazil to manage vector-borne diseases,
and the use of insecticides plays an important role in this effort. Pyriproxyfen (PPF) has …

Mosquito responses to lethal and nonlethal effects of predation and an insect growth regulator

AA Alomar, BW Alto - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lethal and nonlethal effects of predation are likely to impact phenotypic traits of potential
prey that elude capture. Nonlethal effects of predation on prey can include alterations in …

Spinosyns Delivered in Sugar Meals to Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae): Acute Toxicity and Subacute Effects on Survival, Fecundity, and …

AA Alomar, BW Alto, ED Walker - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sugar is an essential source of nutrition for adult mosquitoes to acquire energy. Toxic sugar
bait (TSB) provides a promising method for mosquito control by incorporating toxins into …

[HTML][HTML] Big Data to Knowledge Analytics Reveals the Zika Virus Epidemic as Only One of Multiple Factors Contributing to a Year-Over-Year 28-Fold Increase in …

MP Cifuentes, CM Suarez, R Cifuentes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the 2015–2016 Zika Virus (ZIKV) epidemic in Brazil, the geographical distributions of
ZIKV infection and microcephaly outbreaks did not align. This raised doubts about the virus …