Highlights•Mosquito vectors can evolve behavioural adaptations in response to vector
control.•Observed behavioural shifts in the field concern biting time/site and bitten host …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes are one of the greatest threats to human lives; they transmit a
wide range of pathogens, including viruses that cause lethal diseases. Mosquitoes are …

Resistance of anopheline mosquitoes to pyrethroid insecticides is spreading rapidly across
sub-Saharan Africa, diminishing the efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs)–the primary …

Background Worldwide invasion and expansion of Aedes albopictus, an important vector of
dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, has become a serious concern in global public …

Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets are an effective tool in reducing malaria
transmission. However, with increasing insecticide resistance little is known about how …

Background Anopheles sinensis is the primary vector of vivax malaria in China and its
control is under great threat as the development of insecticide resistance. In contrast to …

Aedes albopictus, a virus-vector pest, is primarily controlled through the use of insecticides.
In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of resistance in Ae. albopictus in terms of …

Long-lasting insecticidal nets, or LLINs, have significantly reduced malaria morbidity and
mortality over the past two decades. The net provides a physical barrier that decreases …

Insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptation of malaria mosquitoes affect the efficacy
of longlasting insecticide nets-currently the main tool for malaria vector control. To develop …

Glossina palpalis palpalis remains the major vector of sleeping sickness in Côte d'Ivoire.
The disease is still active at low endemic levels in Bonon and Sinfra foci in the western …