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Validation of a multi-residue method to determine deltamethrin and alpha-cypermethrin in mosquito nets by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-µECD) [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Nowadays long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LNs) are frequently used around the world to protect people against malaria vectors. As they contain insecticide, laboratory control is needed to check whether the content of the active ...
Ouattara, Jean Pierre Nabléni, Pigeon, Olivier, Spanoghe, Pieter   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of Aedes aegypti V1016I and F1534C knockdown resistance genotypes on operational interventions

Scientific Reports
Resistance to pyrethroids is common in Aedes aegypti populations. Mutations in the voltage gated sodium channel have an influence on the insecticide resistance (IR) phenotype.
Alden S. Estep, Neil D. Sanscrainte, Muhammad Farooq, Keira J. Lucas, Rebecca L. Heinig, Edmund J. Norris, James J. Becnel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Metrics of Insecticide Resistance and Efficacy: Comparison of the CDC Bottle Bioassay with Formulated and Technical-Grade Insecticide and a Sentinel Cage Field Trial

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Insecticide resistance monitoring is essential for effective mosquito control. This study compared CDC Bottle Bioassays (BBAs) using technical and formulated insecticides (deltamethrin/Deltagard and malathion/Fyfanon EW) against the Culex pipiens complex
Deborah A. Dritz, Mario Novelo, Sarah S. Wheeler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research Contributing to Improvements in Controlling Florida’s Mosquitoes and Mosquito-borne Diseases

Insects, 2016
Research on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases has contributed to improvements in providing effective, efficient, and environmentally proper mosquito control.
Walter J. Tabachnick
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the impact of city-wide Aedes aegypti population control: An observational study in Iquitos, Peru. [PDF]

, 2019
During the last 50 years, the geographic range of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has increased dramatically, in parallel with a sharp increase in the disease burden from the viruses it transmits, including Zika, chikungunya, and dengue.
Astete, Helvio, Halsey, Eric S, Kitron, Uriel, Kochel, Tadeuz J, Morrison, Amy C, Perkins, T Alex, Reiner, Robert C, Scott, Thomas W, Sihuincha, Moises, Smith, David L, Stancil, Jeffrey D, Stoddard, Steven T, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Optimal control approaches for combining medicines and mosquito control in tackling dengue [PDF]

, 2020
Thomas Rawson, Kym E. Wilkins, Michael B. Bonsall   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Surveillance, insecticide resistance and control of an invasive Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) population in California [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2016
The invasion and subsequent establishment in California of Aedes aegypti in 2013 has created new challenges for local mosquito abatement and vector control districts.
Anthony J. Cornel, Jodi Holeman, Catelyn C. Nieman, Yoosook Lee, Charles Smith, Mark Amorino, Katherine K. Brisco, Roberto Barrera, Gregory C. Lanzaro, F. Stephen Mulligan III   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Methods for Sampling the Malaria Vector Anopheles darlingi (Diptera, Culicidae) in Suriname and the Relation With Its Biting Behavior [PDF]

, 2011
The effectiveness of CO2-baited and human-baited mosquito traps for the sampling of Anopheles darlingi Root was evaluated and compared with human landing collections in Suriname.
Andriessen, R., Hiwat-van Laar, H., Koenraadt, C.J.M., Rijk, M., de, Takken, W.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Effects of Hurricane Irma on mosquito abundance and species composition in a metropolitan Gulf coastal city, 2016–2018

Scientific Reports
Mosquitoes are the most common disease vectors worldwide. In coastal cities, the spread, activity, and longevity of vector mosquitoes are influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall, which affect their geographic ...
Imelda K. Moise, Qian Huang, John-Paul Mutebi, William D. Petrie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ornamental bromeliads of Miami-Dade County, Florida are important breeding sites for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background A major public health concern is the emergence and geographical spread of vector-borne diseases such as Zika and yellow fever. Ornamental bromeliads retaining water in their leaf axils represent potential breeding sites for mosquitoes.
André B. B. Wilke, Chalmers Vasquez, Paul J. Mauriello, John C. Beier   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source