There is currently renewed interest in assessing the feasibility of the sterile insect technique
(SIT) to control African malaria vectors in designated areas. The SIT relies on the sterilization …

Before sterile mass-reared mosquitoes are released in an attempt to control local
populations, many facets of male mating biology need to be elucidated. Large knowledge …

Conditions experienced during larval development of holometabolous insects can affect
adult traits, but whether differences in the bacterial communities of larval development sites …

Background Adult traits of holometabolous insects such as reproduction and survival can be
shaped by conditions experienced during larval development. These “carry-over” effects …

Understanding mosquito mating biology is essential for studies of mosquito behavior, gene
flow, population structure, and genetic control. In the current study, we examine the effect of …

Adult traits of holometabolous insects are shaped by conditions experienced during larval
development, which might impact interactions between adult insect hosts and parasites …

Background Anopheles gambiae mates in flight at particular mating sites over specific
landmarks known as swarm markers. The swarms are composed of males; females typically …

Background Medical entomologists increasingly recognize that the ability to make
inferences between laboratory experiments of vector biology and epidemiological trends …

Abstract Background The G119S mutation responsible for insensitive acetylcholinesterase
resistance to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides has recently been reported from …

Mosquitoes transmit some of the most important infectious diseases of man including
malaria that today kills around 0· 6–1· 2 million people a year, the majority children in low …