As we enter the twenty-first century, infectious diseases continue to burden populations
around the world. Both naturally occurring and intentionally introduced biological threats …

Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases widespread in the tropical and
subtropical regions. Despite considerable success of malaria control programs in the past …

The elegant mechanisms by which naturally occurring selfish genetic elements, such as
transposable elements, meiotic drive genes, homing endonuclease genes and Wolbachia …

Recent research has raised the prospect of using insect fungal pathogens for the control of
vector-borne diseases such as malaria. In the past, microbial control of insect pests in both …

The prospect of malaria eradication has been raised recently by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation with support from the international community. There are significant lessons to …

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Invasive species remain one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. Their control would
be enhanced through the development of more effective and sustainable pest management …

The call for malaria control, over the last century, marked a new epoch in the history of this
disease. Many control strategies targeting either the Plasmodium parasite or the Anopheles …

Using genetically modified mosquitoes to control vector-borne diseases will require specific,
quantitative targets for the extent to which populations of competent mosquito vectors need …

Chromosome inversions have long been thought to be involved in speciation and local
adaptation. We have little quantitative information, however, about the effects that inversion …