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Factors Influencing Oviposition in \u3ci\u3eAedes Triseriatus\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]

, 2017
Five factors associated with natural oviposition sites were tested for their attractancy to ovipositing Aedes triseriatus, including dyed oviposition water, presence of decaying organic matter, a dark oviposition container, water in which conspecific ...
Beehler, Jeffrey, DeFoliart, Gene, Lohr, Sharon   +2 more
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Cultivating biophilia: Domestic gardens foster positive emotions towards wildlife, with gardening influence shaped by species' ecological functions

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding how different types of nature interactions influence emotional responses to animal species is especially important in the context of the biodiversity crisis, as these emotions can shape conservation‐related attitudes and behaviours. Gardening is recognised as one such interaction, although its influence likely depends on the type
Quentin Dutertre, Mathieu Lachaise, Blanche Collard, Emmanuelle Baudry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of a broad-based mosquito yeast interfering RNA larvicide with a conserved target site in mosquito semaphorin-1a genes [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: RNA interference (RNAi), which has facilitated functional characterization of mosquito neural development genes such as the axon guidance regulator semaphorin-1a (sema1a), could one day be applied as a new means of vector control ...
Duman-Scheel, Molly, Hapairai, Limb K., Li, Ping, Mysore, Keshava, Realey, Jacob S., Scheel, Nicholas D., Severson, David W., Sun, Longhua, Wang, Chien-Wei, Wei, Na   +9 more
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Development and evaluation of pupal color‐based genetic sexing strains in Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Two spontaneous mutations in pupae of the West Indian fruit fly Anastrepha obliqua, named bp and sp, were isolated and studied. The bp mutation was selected, and using two types of Y‐autosoma l translocation inducers and an appropriate crossing scheme, two genetically sexed strains based on pupa l color were developed for the first time in this species,
Daisy P. Cárdenas‐Enríquez, Víctor García‐Martínez, Jorge Ibáñez‐Palacios, Brenda Torres‐Huerta, Maria F. Ruiz‐Pérez, José S. Meza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wing geometric morphometrics and COI barcoding of Culex pipiens subgroup in the Republic of Korea

Scientific Reports
Two members of the Culex pipiens subgroup, Culex pallens and Culex pipiens f. molestus, are known to occur in the Republic of Korea (ROK). These species exhibit morphologically similar features and are challenging to distinguish below the species level ...
Jiseung Jeon, Dong Yeol Lee, Yewon Jo, Jihun Ryu, Eunjeong Kim, Kwang Shik Choi   +5 more
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The Culex pipiens Complex in Europe

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2012
The present study examines the mating and breeding behavior as well as the genetic differentiation of Culex pipiens biotype pipiens and Cx. pipiens biotype molestus. Firstly, the mating behavior of Cx. pipiens s.l. originating from larval populations of various epigeous and hypogeous breeding sites in Germany was examined.
Norbert, Becker, Artur, Jöst, Thomas, Weitzel   +2 more
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DsiRNA‐mediated silencing of Ceratitis capitata transformer or transformer‐2 leads to masculinization of XX embryos and systemic gene silencing in ovaries

Insect Science, EarlyView.
We carried out functional studies using Dicer‐substrate small interfering RNAs (DsiRNAs), targeting the sex determination genes Cctransformer (Cctra) and Cctransformer‐2 (Cctra‐2) in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Microinjection of DsiRNAs into XX embryos (0‐1 h old) rapidly triggered the expression of male‐specific Cctra isoforms ...
Gennaro Volpe, Sarah Maria Mazzucchiello, Domenico De Falco, David Torrente, Stefania Liguori, Noemi Rosati, Dora Baccaro, Michela Mazzeo, Fulvio Bertolotto, Harshini Sangle, Ennio Giordano, Angela Carfora, Francesca Lucibelli, Marianna Varone, Paola Di Lillo, Hugo Diego Perdomo, Mariangela Bonizzoni, Serena Aceto, Marco Salvemini, Molly Duman‐Scheel, Giuseppe Saccone   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Project MOSI: rationale and pilot-study results of an initiative to help protect zoo animals from mosquito-transmitted pathogens and contribute data on mosquito spatio–temporal distribution change [PDF]

, 2015
Mosquito-borne pathogens pose major threats to both wildlife and human health and, largely as a result of unintentional human-aided dispersal of their vector species, their cumulative threat is on the rise.
Albertini, M, Carlsen, F, Cunningham, A A, Daniel, B A, Flach, E, Hofer, H, Junhold, J, Kock, R A, Leather, S, Masters, N, Pearce-Kelly, P, Preziosi, R, Quintavalle Pastorino, G, Routh, A, Sainsbury, A W, Sato, Y, Spencer, W   +16 more
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Preimaginal development of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in brackish water gives rise to adult mosquitoes with thicker cuticles and greater insecticide resistance

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The principal arboviral vector Aedes aegypti can develop in coastal brackish water field habitats (0.5–15 g/L salt) with larvae possessing thicker cuticles and greater resistance to the larvicide Temephos. Females emerging from brackish water‐developing preimaginal stages are now shown to have thicker and remodelled leg and abdominal cuticles and ...
Kokila Sivabalakrishnan, Andrew Hemphill, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, Arunasalam Naguleswaran, Isabel Roditi, Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Ranjan Ramasamy   +6 more
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Spatial distribution of Culex mosquitoes across England and Wales, July 2023

Parasites & Vectors
Background With medically important arboviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV) circulating in Europe and Usutu virus (USUV) currently present in the UK, it is imperative to identify areas in the UK at risk of establishment and spread of these viruses ...
Emma Widlake, Roksana Wilson, Jack Pilgrim, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Jolanta Tanianis-Hughes, Amirah Haziqah-Rashid, Ken Sherlock, Agata Delnicka, Amelia Simpson, Anthony J. Abbott, Colin J. Johnston, Jude Martin, Kendall Barlow, Eloise Aliski, Saffron Shiels, Sara Gandy, Sarah M. Biddlecombe, Joanna de Klerk, Luigi Sedda, Jolyon M. Medlock, Matthew Baylis, Marcus S. C. Blagrove   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source