For a very long time, mosquitoes have been known or suspected to consume plant liquids.
Recently eclosed mosquitoes cannot survive long without consuming sugary plant liquids …

Vector control has been the most effective preventive measure against malaria and other
vector-borne diseases. However, due to concerns such as insecticide resistance and budget …

This document, in two parts, evaluates the behavioural aspects of plants as a food source for
mosquitoes. First is a summary of the established basics of mosquito plant feeding. These …

Abstract Knowledge of the link between a vector population's pathogen‐transmission
potential and its biotic environment can generate more realistic forecasts of disease risk due …

The emergence of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) as linked to land-use changes,
especially the growing agricultural intensification and expansion efforts in rural parts of …

The growing challenge of acaricide resistance and geographical range expansion of
invasive tick species demands other interventions, like plant-based alternatives, for …

Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes, two major malaria vectors in sub‐
Saharan Africa, exhibit selectivity among plant species as potential food sources. However …

A firefly-like chemiluminescence reaction was utilized in a ZrO2 nanoparticle matrix of water
splitting cells, where the chlorophyll of Lantana camara was used as the major …

Sugar is the sole diet for male mosquitoes and a complementary meal for females.
Searching for natural sources of sugar is mediated by semiochemicals. Floral nectars, extra …

Mosquitoes visit flowers to obtain sugar or other nutrients and therefore possibly serve as
major or minor pollinators of some plant species. They also often derive plant nutrients from …