The MTego trap: a potential tool for monitoring malaria and arbovirus vectors

MS Maasayi, JJ Machange, DS Kamande… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Odour-baited traps are useful for vector surveillance and control. However,
most existing traps have shown inconsistent recapture rates across different mosquito …

Programmatic use of molecular xenomonitoring at the level of evaluation units to assess persistence of lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka

RU Rao, SD Samarasekera… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Sri Lanka's Anti Filariasis Campaign distributed 5 rounds of mass drug
administration (MDA with DEC plus albendazole) to all endemic regions in the country from …

Development of a more effective mosquito trapping box for vector control

T Chaiphongpachara, P Bunyuen… - The Scientific World …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mosquito‐borne diseases are a major public health issue in nearly all tropical and
subtropical countries, making vector control imperative. The mosquito trapping box is one …

Parasites and vectors of malaria on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya

EA Olanga, L Okombo, LW Irungu, WR Mukabana - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background There is a dearth of information on malaria endemicity in the islands of Lake
Victoria in western Kenya. In this study malaria prevalence and Plasmodium sporozoite …

An extra-domiciliary method of delivering entomopathogenic fungus, Metharizium anisopliae IP 46 for controlling adult populations of the malaria vector, Anopheles …

DW Lwetoijera, RD Sumaye, EP Madumla… - Parasites & …, 2010 - Springer
Fungal biopesticides have the potential to significantly reduce densities of malaria vectors
as well as associated malaria transmission. In previous field trials, entomopathogenic …

Semi-field assessment of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring the African malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis

EPA Batista, HS Ngowo, M Opiyo, GK Shubis… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Odour-baited technologies are increasingly considered for effective monitoring of mosquito
populations and for the evaluation of vector control interventions. The BG-Malaria trap …

Field evaluation of the BG-Malaria trap for monitoring malaria vectors in rural Tanzanian villages

EPA Batista, H Ngowo, M Opiyo, GK Shubis, FC Meza… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
BG-Malaria (BGM) trap is a simple adaptation of the widely-used BG-Sentinel trap (BGS). It
is proven to be highly effective for trapping the Brazilian malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi …

Enhancing attraction of African malaria vectors to a synthetic odor blend

CK Mweresa, WR Mukabana, P Omusula… - Journal of Chemical …, 2016 - Springer
The deployment of odor-baited tools for sampling and controlling malaria vectors is limited
by a lack of potent synthetic mosquito attractants. A synthetic mixture of chemical …

The abundance and host-seeking behavior of culicine species (Diptera: Culicidae) and Anopheles sinensis in Yongcheng city, people's Republic of China

XB Liu, QY Liu, YH Guo, JY Jiang, DS Ren, GC Zhou… - Parasites & vectors, 2011 - Springer
Background The knowledge of mosquito species diversity and the level of anthropophily
exhibited by each species in a region are of great importance to the integrated vector …

Anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are not repelled by surfaces treated with the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

LL Mnyone, CJM Koenraadt, IN Lyimo, MW Mpingwa… - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria
bassiana, are promising bio-pesticides for application against adult malaria mosquito …