The most widespread intracellular bacteria in the animal kingdom are maternally inherited
endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia. Their prevalence in arthropods and nematodes …

Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive
manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic …

Releasing sterile or incompatible male insects is a proven method of population
management in agricultural systems with the potential to revolutionize mosquito control …

Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

The strong suppression of Aedes albopictus on two Guangzhou islands in China has been
successfully achieved by releasing males with an artificial triple-Wolbachia infection …

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria cause a significant global health burden.
Unfortunately, current insecticides and environmental control strategies aimed at the vectors …

Climate change can cause multiply potential health issues in urban areas, which is the most
susceptible environment in terms of the presently increasing climate volatility. Urban …

The main vectors of Zika virus (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are Aedes aegypti and Ae.
albopictus, with Ae. aegypti being more competent. However, the underlying mechanisms …

The extent to which prophage proteins interact with eukaryotic macromolecules is largely
unknown. In this work, we show that cytoplasmic incompatibility factor A (CifA) and B (CifB) …

Introduction Malaria transmission occurs when Plasmodium sporozoites are transferred from
the salivary glands of anopheline mosquitoes to a human host through the injection of …