Background Mosquito-borne viruses—such as Zika, chikungunya, dengue fever, and yellow
fever, among others—are of global importance. Although vaccine development for …

The holobiont concept was first developed for coral ecosystems but has been extended to
multiple organisms, including plants and other animals. Studies on insect-associated …

The recent association of Zika virus with cases of microcephaly has sparked a global health
crisis and highlighted the need for mechanisms to combat the Zika vector, Aedes aegypti …

Insects are associated with multiple microbes that have been reported to influence various
aspects of their biology. Most studies in insects, including pest species, focus on the …

Acquisition and transmission by an insect vector is central to the infection cycle of the
majority of plant pathogenic viruses. Plant viruses can interact with their insect host in a …

In this review we examine how exploiting the Wolbachia–mosquito relationship has become
an increasingly popular strategy for controlling arbovirus transmission. Field deployments of …

Ticks are ectoparasitic arthropods that necessarily feed on the blood of their vertebrate
hosts. The success of blood acquisition depends on the pharmacological properties of tick …

The rapid spread of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas and its potential association with
thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil and higher rates of Guillain-Barré …

Among blood-sucking arthropods, ticks are recognized as being of prime global importance
because of their role as vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health. Ticks carry …

Seasonal changes in the environment, such as varying temperature, have the potential to
change the functional relationship between ectothermic animals, such as insects, and their …