Sugar feeding patterns of New York Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are affected by saturation deficit, flowers, and host seeking. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundSugar feeding is an important behavior which may determine vector potential of female mosquitoes. Sugar meals can reduce blood feeding frequency, enhance survival, and decrease fecundity, as well as provide energetic reserves to fuel energy ...
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Sugar feeding protects against arboviral infection by enhancing gut immunity in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2021 As mosquito females require a blood meal to reproduce, they can act as vectors of numerous pathogens, such as arboviruses (e.g. Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses), which constitute a substantial worldwide public health burden.
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Natural sugar feeding rates of Anopheles mosquitoes collected by different methods in western Kenya [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) are a potential vector control tool that exploits the sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes. We evaluated the sugar-feeding behaviour of Anopheles mosquitoes as part of baseline studies for cluster randomised ...
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The impact of mating and sugar feeding on blood-feeding physiology and behavior in the arbovirus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundAedes aegypti mosquitoes are globally distributed vectors of viruses that impact the health of hundreds of millions of people annually. Mating and blood feeding represent fundamental aspects of mosquito life history that carry important ...
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Sugar feeding in triatomines: a new perspective for controlling the transmission of Chagas disease [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyIntroduction: Triatomines are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Currently, there is no vaccine against this disease. Thus, control of the insect vector population is the main strategy available to reduce the number of
Mariana C. Costa +8 more
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Frequent sugar feeding behavior by Aedes aegypti in Bamako, Mali makes them ideal candidates for control with attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundCurrent tools and strategies are not sufficient to reliably address threats and outbreaks of arboviruses including Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
Fatoumata Sissoko +14 more
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Detection of malaria sporozoites expelled during mosquito sugar feeding. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2018 AbstractMalaria is a severe disease of global importance transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. The ability to rapidly detect the presence of infectious mosquitoes able to transmit malaria is of vital importance for surveillance, control and elimination efforts. Current methods principally rely on large-scale mosquito collections followed by
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Erratum: Sugar feeding in triatomines: a new perspective for controlling the transmission of Chagas disease [PDF]
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Maximizing the Potential of Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSBs) for Integrated Vector Management
Insects, 2023 Due to the limitations of the human therapeutics and vaccines available to treat and prevent mosquito-borne diseases, the primary strategy for disease mitigation is through vector control.
Teresia Muthoni Njoroge +2 more
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Pyruvate Kinase Is Required for Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Helicoverpa armigera
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Pyruvate kinase (PYK) is a speed-limited enzyme of glycolysis that catalyzes the formation of pyruvate, and plays an important role in acetyl-CoA synthesis. The acetyl-CoA is the precursor of sex pheromone biosynthesis in Helicoverpa armigera.
Shuangyan Yao +5 more
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