Mosquitoes are insects belonging to the order Diptera and family Culicidae. They are
distributed worldwide and include approximately 3500 species, of which about 300 have …

Learning that encourages the development of students' creative thinking needs to be
maximized since the level of primary education, including in the disadvantaged, outermost …

Background Management of large quantities of eggs will be a crucial aspect of the efficient
and sustainable mass production of mosquitoes for programmes with a Sterile Insect …

Gene drive-modified mosquitoes (GDMMs) are proposed as new tools for control and
elimination of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, and promising results have been …

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 …

Background Understanding the ecology of malaria vectors such as species composition and
population dynamics is essential for develo** cost-effective strategies to control mosquito …

Pyrethroid resistance is becoming a major problem for vector control programs, because at
present, there are few suitable chemical substitutes for pyrethroids, as when used on bed …

Background Eggs of anopheline mosquitoes hatch within a few days of laying and require
high levels of humidity to survive. Assessing natural variation in egg hatching and its …

Malaria is transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, and An. arabiensis is a
main malaria vector in arid African countries. Like other anophelines, its life cycle comprises …

Background Mass rearing requires a large colony from which male individuals can be
harvested for sterilization and release. Attention is needed when monitoring life parameters …