Arthropod vectors of disease agents: their role in public and veterinary health in Turkiye and their control measures

M Touray, S Bakirci, D Ulug, SH Gulsen, H Cimen… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks are hematophagous arthropods that pose a huge threat to
public and veterinary health. They are capable of serving as vectors of disease agents that …

A Culex quinquefasciatus strain resistant to the binary toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus displays altered enzyme activities and energy reserves

HSG Menezes, SG Costa-Latgé, FA Genta… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background The resistance of a Culex quinquefasciatus strain to the binary (Bin) larvicidal
toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus is due to the lack of expression of the toxin's receptors …

Mechanistic evidence of widespread insecticide resistance among Illinois West Nile virus vectors (Culex pipiens and Culex restuans)

K Noel, CH Kim, CM Stone - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Background: Mosquitoes are major vectors of arboviruses and other vector-borne diseases,
making them a significant public health concern worldwide. Mitigation of arboviral outbreaks …