The Eye of the Tiger, the Thrill of the Fight: Effective Larval and Adult Control Measures Against the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera …

A Faraji, I Unlu - Journal of medical entomology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), is a highly invasive container-
inhabiting species with a global distribution. This mosquito, similar to other Stegomyia …

Comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes

Y Li, X Su, G Zhou, H Zhang, S Puthiyakunnon… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background The surveillance of vector mosquitoes is important for the control of mosquito-
borne diseases. To identify a suitable surveillance tool for the adult dengue vector Aedes …

Effectiveness of autodissemination stations containing pyriproxyfen in reducing immature Aedes albopictus populations

I Unlu, DS Suman, Y Wang, K Klingler, A Faraji… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is an aggressive, highly
anthropophilic, day-biting mosquito with an expanding geographic range. Suppression of …

Do vegetated rooftops attract more mosquitoes? Monitoring disease vector abundance on urban green roofs

GKL Wong, CY Jim - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Green roof, an increasingly common constituent of urban green infrastructure, can provide
multiple ecosystem services and mitigate climate-change and urban-heat-island challenges …

Large-scale operational pyriproxyfen autodissemination deployment to suppress the immature Asian tiger mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) populations

I Unlu, I Rochlin, DS Suman, Y Wang… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Effective suppression of container-inhabiting Asian Tiger [Aedes albopictus
(Skuse)](Diptera: Culicidae) and yellow fever [Aedes aegypti (L.)](Diptera: Culicidae) …

Urban-microclimate effect on vector mosquito abundance of tropical green roofs

GKL Wong, CY Jim - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Urbanization engenders habitats with distinctive and often adverse microclimates. Green
spaces are actively incorporated in urban designs to make cities resilient against climate …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus

R Moretti, GA Marzo, E Lampazzi, M Calvitti - Parasites & Vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background The transinfection of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia provides a
method to produce functionally sterile males to be used to suppress mosquito vectors. AR w …

Suppression of Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, using a 'hot spot' approach

I Unlu, K Klingler, N Indelicato, A Faraji… - Pest Management …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Recent changes in climate and human behavior have led to dramatic
increases in the abundance and geographic expansion of invasive mosquito vectors such …

Evaluation of the trap** performance of four biogents AG traps and two lures for the surveillance of Aedes albopictus and other host-seeking mosquitoes

KI Akaratovic, JP Kiser, S Gordon… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - BioOne
Abstract The BG-Sentinel®(BGS) trap has recently been redesigned for increased durability
and ergonomic functionality, marketed as the BG-Sentinel 2®(BGS2). We evaluated the …

Do tigers hunt during the day? Diel activity of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), in urban and suburban habitats of North America

I Unlu, A Faraji, N Indelicato… - PLoS Neglected Tropical …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) impacts human outdoor activity because
of its aggressive biting behavior, and as a major vector of mosquito-borne diseases, it is also …