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A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania

Enkelejda Velo, Fabrizio Balestrino, Fabrizio Balestrino, Përparim Kadriaj et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022)

The pathogen transmitting Aedes albopictus mosquito is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting millions of humans and animals at risk. This species is well-established in Albania since its first detection in 1979. The sterile insect technique ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.833698

Casearia tomentosa fruit extracts exposed larvicidal activity and morphological alterations in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus under in vitro and semi field conditions

Priyanka Mandal, Goutam Chandra • BMC Research Notes (2024)

Abstract Mosquitoes are notorious insects that transmit a wide range of infectious diseases, including zika, malaria, chikungunya, filariasis, and dengue. The overuse and incorrect application of synthetic pesticides to control mosquitoes h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06663-x

Effects of Kathon, a Chemical Used Widely as a Microbicide, on the Survival of Two Species of Mosquitoes

Wen-Ze He, Li-Long Pan, Wen-Hao Han, Shaaban Abd-Rabou et al. • Molecules (2021)

In recent decades, demands for novel insecticides against mosquitoes are soaring, yet candidate chemicals with desirable properties are limited. Kathon is a broad-spectrum isothiazolinone microbicide, but other applications remain uncharact...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144177

Molecular monitoring of insecticide resistance in major disease vectors in Armenia

Lusine Paronyan, Lilit Babayan, Haykuhi Vardanyan, Arsen Manucharyan et al. • Parasites & Vectors (2024)

Abstract Background Armenia is considered particularly vulnerable to life-threatening vector-borne diseases (VBDs) including malaria, West Nile virus disease and leishmaniasis. However, information relevant for the control of the vectors of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06139-2