Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) present a substantial threat to human and animal
health worldwide. Arboviruses can cause a variety of clinical presentations that range from …

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) circulate in nature between arthropod vectors and
vertebrate hosts. Arboviruses often cause devastating diseases in vertebrate hosts, but they …

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 …

Abstract Background In the Guadeloupe and Saint Martin islands, Aedes aegypti
mosquitoes are the only recognized vectors of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. For …

Background Dengue is a major public health problem in Mexico, where the use of chemical
insecticides to control the principal dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, is widespread …

Abstract Aedes aegypti L.(Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito is an important vector of
chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever. Plant based essential oils may serve as good …

The organophosphate temephos has been the main insecticide used against larvae of the
dengue and yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) in Brazil since the mid-1980s. Reports of …

Background The continued use of chemical insecticides in the context of the National
Program of Dengue Control in Brazil has generated a high selective pressure on the natural …

Abstract Background Development rates of Aedes aegypti are known to vary with respect to
many abiotic and biotic factors including temperature, resource availability, and intraspecific …

Methods: Ae. aegypti larvae were sampled from different locations in three districts, viz.,
Dharmapuri, Salem and Namakkal. The standard WHO larval bioassay, biochemical assays …