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Insecticide-treated bed-nets for malaria mosquito control. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Pyrethroid-treated bed-nets act against late-night biting mosquitoes, like traps baited by the body odor of the occupant. The personal protective effect of treated nets is considerable, even if they are torn.
Gardenal, Cristina Noemi   +120 more
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Spatial and temporal population dynamics of male and female Aedes albopictus at a local scale in Medellín, Colombia

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Diseases transmitted by invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are public health issues in the tropics and subtropics.
Carolina Camargo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sampling Effort Data

open access: yes, 2021
Open access data on Mosquito Alert participation and sampling effort. This dataset contains data on participation and sampling effort in the Mosquito Alert citizen science system.
Mosquito Alert
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Fighting Mosquitoes with Mosquitoes

open access: yesMolecular Medicine Communications, 2022
A first-of-its-kind open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes has been conducted by scientists in the US. The biotechnology company Oxitec, spearheading these experiments, claims to have obtained positive results. However, much more elaborate and intricate studies are needed to establish whether these mosquitoes can suppress a wild population
openaire   +1 more source

AN ALASKAN MOSQUITO [PDF]

open access: yesThe Canadian Entomologist, 1906
Among some mosquitoes lately sent from Alaska is a species which, coming from the far north (65° N.), has the unique position of standing near three mosquitoes found in much warmer climates, i.e., Theobaldia annulata, Sharnk, found in Europe, Mexico and California, an Italian species of which Falbici says, “Fin ora fu trovata solamenta a Macareseed a ...
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Variable Efficacy of Extended-release Mosquito Larvicides Observed in Catch Basins in the Northeast Chicago Metropolitan Area

open access: yesEnvironmental Health Insights, 2016
Since the mid-1990s, the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) has applied extended-release formulations of mosquito larvicides to approximately 50,000 catch basins in the suburbs north of Chicago, IL, USA.
Justin E. Harbison   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aquatain® causes anti-oviposition, egg retention and oocyte melanization and triggers female death in Aedes aegypti

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2022
Background In arboviral disease systems where the virus can be transmitted from male to female vectors and from one generation to the next, targeting the female (especially when she is gravid) can help alter the persistence of the virus in nature and its
Hamady Dieng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effectiveness of BG-Sentinel and CDC light traps in assessing the abundance, richness, and community composition of mosquitoes in rural and natural areas

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Vector-borne diseases are a major burden to public health. Controlling mosquitoes is considered the most effective way to prevent vector-borne disease transmission.
André B. B. Wilke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temperature, season, and latitude influence development-related phenotypes of Philippine Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus): Implications for dengue control amidst global warming

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Dengue is endemic in the Philippines. Aedes aegypti is the primary vector. This study aimed to determine the hatching behavior and viability of Ae.
Frances Edillo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mathematical Modelling of Mosquito Dispersal in a Heterogeneous Environment. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Mosquito dispersal is a key behavioural factor that affects the persistence and resurgence of several vector-borne diseases. Spatial heterogeneity of mosquito resources, such as hosts and breeding sites, affects mosquito dispersal behaviour and ...
Chitnis, N.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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