One of the most dynamic events in public health is being mediated by the global spread of
the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus. Its rapid expansion and vectorial capacity for …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes chikungunya fever,
a severe, debilitating disease that often produces chronic arthralgia. Since 2004, CHIKV has …

Understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to spatiotemporal environmental variation is a
fundamental goal of evolutionary biology. This issue also has important implications for …

The geographical distribution of Aedes albopictus in Brazil was updated according to the
data recorded across the country over the last eight years. Countrywide house indexes (HI) …

Mosquitoes vary in their competence or ability to transmit arthropod-borne viruses
(arboviruses). Many arboviruses cause disease in humans and animals. Identifying the …

Aedes albopictus, a mosquito native to Asia, has invaded all five continents during the past
three decades. It was reported in central Africa in the 2000s, first in Cameroon, and, since …

The invasion and range expansion of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in North America represents
an outstanding opportunity to study processes of invasion, range expansion, and climatic …

The invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) was first reported in
central Africa in 2000, in Cameroon, with the indigenous mosquito species Ae. aegypti …

In classical weed biological control, small collections of arthropods are made from one or a
few sites in the native range of the target plant and are introduced to suppress the plant …

Abstract The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is currently one of the most threatening
invasive species in the world. Native to Southeast Asia, the species has spread throughout …