Humans can accurately discern thousands of odorants, although there is a considerable
inter-individual variability. Individuals can be classified as normosmic, hyposmic or anosmic …

Background Outdoor malaria transmission hinders malaria elimination efforts in the Amazon
region and novel vector control tools are needed. Ivermectin mass drug administration …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied., is a worldwide pest of several
fruits given its extremely wide host range which includes more than 250 different species of …

The peripheral sensitivity and palatability of different carbohydrates was evaluated and their
nutritional value assessed in adult females of D. suzukii by means of an …

Mechanisms affecting patterns of vector distribution among host individuals may influence
the population and evolutionary dynamics of vectors, hosts and the parasites transmitted …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of the antiparasitic agent eprinomectin
in two subtropical soils, using ecotoxicological lethality, reproduction and avoidance …

On the island of Sardinia the lepidopteran Papilio hospiton uses Ferula communis as
exclusive host plant. However, on the small island of Tavolara, adult females lay eggs on …

The aim of the present study was to examine the presence and the possible role of
abdominal olfactory sensilla in Culicoides imicola mediating the search for potential hosts …

The impact of topical applications of deltamethrin and ivermectin to cattle on Culicoides spp.
landing and blood-feeding was studied in this work using sticky traps mounted on Friesian …

In the peripheral taste system of insects, the responsiveness of gustatory receptor neurons
(GRNs) depends on several factors, such as larval instar, feeding history, physiological state …