Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Recent research has demonstrated that ponds contribute a great deal to biodiversity at a
regional level as networks of habitat patches that also act as 'stepping stones' to facilitate the …

Sub‐Saharan Africa suffers by far the greatest malaria burden worldwide and is currently
undergoing a profound demographic change, with a growing proportion of its population …

In recent decades, the emergence and resurgence of vector‐borne diseases have been well
documented worldwide, especially in tropical regions where protection and defense tools for …

There is growing of the effects of insecticide used controlling the vectors of human diseases.
Manipulating or introducing an auto-reproducing predator into the ecosystem may provide …

Background Malaria kills millions around the world. Until recently it was believed to be a
disease of rural areas, since the Anopheles mosquito, which transmits Plasmodium species …

ABSTRACT Ram Kumar and Jiang-Shiou Hwang (2006) Larvicidal efficiency of aquatic
predators: a perspective for mosquito biocontrol. Zoological Studies 45 (4): 447-466 …

Mosquitoes, including invasive species like the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus,
alongside native species Culex pipiens sl, pose a significant nuisance to humans and serve …

Recognition of the significance of the boundary between ecological systems, often referred
to as the ecotone, has a long history in the ecological sciences and in zoonotic disease …

Water‐filled tree holes are unique ecosystems that may occur high up in tree crowns and are
essentially aquatic islands in the sky. Insect larvae, mesofauna, and other organisms …