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View article: Small mosquitoes: large implications—effects of larval crowding and starvation on locomotor activity, adult biting frequency, and insecticide resistance in two strains of Aedes aegypti
Small mosquitoes: large implications—effects of larval crowding and starvation on locomotor activity, adult biting frequency, and insecticide resistance in two strains of Aedes aegypti Open
Background Stress during the larval phase of their post-embryonic development can result in reduced-size imagoes in mosquitoes. Water temperature, salinity, food availability, crowding, and predation are factors that affect larval developm…
View article: Repellency of Essential Oils and Plant-Derived Compounds Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
Repellency of Essential Oils and Plant-Derived Compounds Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Open
Plant-based oils have a long history of use as insect repellents. In an earlier study, we showed that in a 10% concentration, geraniol, 2-phenylethl propionate, and the plant-based essential oils clove and cinnamon effectively protected fr…
View article: Rancid rumors or Native wisdom: Evaluating the efficacy of animal fats as insect repellents attributed to historic-period Native Americans
Rancid rumors or Native wisdom: Evaluating the efficacy of animal fats as insect repellents attributed to historic-period Native Americans Open
Little is known about Native American adaptations to blood-sucking arthropods prior to and following European contact. Multiple accounts starting in the 16 th century suggest that rancid animal grease was employed by Gulf Coast indigenes a…
View article: RNAi-Mediated Knockdown of Acidic Ribosomal Stalk Protein P1 Arrests Egg Development in Adult Female Yellow Fever Mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti
RNAi-Mediated Knockdown of Acidic Ribosomal Stalk Protein P1 Arrests Egg Development in Adult Female Yellow Fever Mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti Open
After taking a blood meal, the fat body of the adult female yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, switches from a previtellogenic state of arrest to an active state of synthesizing large quantities of yolk protein precursors (YPPs) that ar…
View article: A critical review of current laboratory methods used to evaluate mosquito repellents
A critical review of current laboratory methods used to evaluate mosquito repellents Open
Pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes threaten human health around the globe. The use of effective mosquito repellents can protect individuals from contracting mosquito-borne diseases. Collecting evidence to confirm and quantify the effectiv…
View article: A novel Tick Carousel Assay for testing efficacy of repellents on <i> Amblyomma americanum L.</i>
A novel Tick Carousel Assay for testing efficacy of repellents on <i> Amblyomma americanum L.</i> Open
Ticks are important vectors of human and veterinary diseases. A primary way ticks gain access to human hosts is by engaging to clothing. Repellents or acaricides sprayed onto fabric are used to deter ticks’ access to human hosts. However, …