The time it takes for malaria parasites to develop within a mosquito, and become
transmissible, is known as the extrinsic incubation period, or EIP. EIP is a key parameter …

For a very long time, mosquitoes have been known or suspected to consume plant liquids.
Recently eclosed mosquitoes cannot survive long without consuming sugary plant liquids …

Highlights•Mosquitoes, often seen as disease vectors, can act as pollinators, influencing
plant reproduction.•Mosquitoes use a multisensory approach to find floral nectar, with …

The environment, directly and indirectly, affects many mosquito traits in both the larval and
adult stages. The availability of food resources is one of the key factors influencing these …

The global spread of vector-borne diseases remains a worrying public health threat, raising
the need for development of new combat strategies for vector control. Knowledge of vector …

As mosquito females require a blood meal to reproduce, they can act as vectors of
numerous pathogens, such as arboviruses (eg Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses) …

Plant biochemical processes result in the release of an array of volatile chemical substances
into the environment, some of which are known to play important plant fitness enhancing …

The ecological context in which mosquitoes and malaria parasites interact has received little
attention, compared to the genetic and molecular aspects of malaria transmission. Plant …

Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSB) have been demonstrated to result in significant
reductions in malaria vector numbers in areas of scarce vegetation cover such as in Mali …

Abstract Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSB) are used in a “lure-and-kill” approach for
management of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, but the active chemicals were …