The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and
extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native pathogens. Three pathogens of …

Highlights•Oral RNA interference (RNAi) permits functional characterization of mosquito
genes.•Microbial-based oral RNAi methods are highly effective in mosquitoes.•Interfering …

Despite their capacity to acquire and pass on an array of debilitating pathogens, research on
ticks has lagged behind other arthropod vectors, such as mosquitoes, largely because of …

Culex mosquitoes are a global vector for multiple human and animal diseases, including
West Nile virus, lymphatic filariasis, and avian malaria, posing a constant threat to public …

Culex quinquefasciatus Say is an opportunistic blood feeder with a wide geographic
distribution which is also a major vector for a range of diseases of both animals and humans …

Culex quinquefasciatus Say is a mosquito distributed in both tropical and subtropical
regions of the world. It is a night-active, opportunistic blood-feeder and vectors many animal …

The pantry moth Plodia interpunctella is a worldwide pest of stored food products and a
promising laboratory model system for lepidopteran functional genomics. Here we describe …

Aedes aegypti Act4 is a paralog of the Drosophila melanogaster indirect flight muscle actin
gene Act88F. Act88F has been shown to be haploinsufficient for flight in both males and …

Despite the establishment of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing protocols in a wide range of
organisms, genetic engineering is still challenging for many organisms due to constraints …

Genetic-based technologies are emerging as promising tools to support vector population
control. Vectors of human malaria and dengue have been the main focus of these …