Female mosquitoes require blood from their host for egg development. However, the
relationship between the composition of host blood and mosquito reproduction, and whether …

Background Most female mosquitoes are anautogenous and must blood feed on a
vertebrate host to produce eggs. Prior studies show that the number of eggs females lay per …

Avian malaria has historically played an important role as a model in the study of human
malaria, being a stimulus for the development of medical parasitology. Avian malaria has …

Background The widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) leads to the
development of vector resistance to insecticide. This resistance can reduce the effectiveness …

Background Malaria still accounts for an estimated 207 million cases and 627,000 deaths
worldwide each year. One proposed approach to complement existing malaria control …

Unraveling selective forces that shape vector–parasite interactions has critical implications
for malaria control. However, it remains unclear whether Plasmodium infection induces a …

Background The direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA), whereby gametocyte-infected
blood is collected from human donors and from which mosquitoes feed through a …

Life history theory predicts that resource allocation adapts to ecological and evolutionary
pressures. We investigated resource and energy dynamics in the malaria vector Anopheles …

Introduction: Aedes aegypti is one of the major vectors of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)
that can be reared in laboratory. Artificial membrane feeding (AMF) assay is used as a …

Background The direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA), whereby gametocyte-infected
blood is collected from human donors and from which mosquitoes feed through a …