The use of insecticides remain the most effective vector control approach for mosquito borne diseases like malaria,dengue fever,chikungunya,and Zika virus disease;however,their increasing resistance has complicated th...
supported by the following:The National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872262,31672363);National Key Program of Science and Technology Foundation Work of China(2015FY210300);Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China(KJQN202000504,KJQN202200566).
Mosquitoes are of great medical significance as vectors of many deadly diseases.Mitogenomes have been widely used in phylogenetic studies,but mitogenome knowledge within the family Culicidae is limited,and Culicidae p...
Project on the Establishment of China-ASEAN Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Public Health(KY202101004)funded by The National Key Research and Development Program of China.
Summary What is already known about this topic?Anopheles sinensis(An.sinensis)is the predominant malaria vector in China.The impact of S-methoprene on the emergence process of mosquito larvae suggests its potential as...
Supported by the German Research Foundation (JO 1276/5-1);the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) under the project NEED (01Kl2022).
Dear Editor,Dengue virus(DENV,family Flaviviridae,genus Flavivirus)serotypes 1 to 4(DENV-1,-2,-3,and-4)are responsible for more than 100 million infections per year worldwide.Symptoms of DENV infection can be diverse,...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(No.19ZR1469600 to HP);National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No.31970445 to YM);National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC3103000 to YM);Shanghai Industrial Collaborative Innovation Project(No.2021-cyxt1-kj06 to HP).
Background Mosquito control is needed to prevent dengue fever, which is mainly spread byAedes albopictus in China. Application of insecticides is one of the main mosquito control methods;however, this approach can fai...
Background Dengue virus(DENV)is a major public health threat,with Aedes albopictus being the confrmed vector responsible for dengue epidemics in Guangzhou,China.Mosquito densoviruses(MDVs)are pathogenic mosquitospecif...
In the context of mosquito control, a plethora of devices have been put on the market. The effectiveness of these devices is not always proven, but some have interesting principles that have the potential to be a good...
Objective:To evaluate 11 Cuban native Bacillus(B.)thuringiensis isolates in order to select one with the best larvicidal activity against Aedes(Ae.)aegypti and low cytotoxicity.Methods:The cry and cyt genes of the iso...
Growth in arthropods in general and in insects in particular, is supposed to be discontinuous and occurs during moulting. In Culicidae in general and Anopheles<...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31572332,31772527);the Program of Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0242);the Venture&Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees.
Dear Editor,Anopheles sinensis is the primary vector of vivax malaria in China.Given the risks posed by An.sinensis,many methods have been used to control this vector,most commonly chemical prevention.However,the exte...