| mosquito biting activity on humans & detection of plasmodium falciparum infection in anopheles stephensi in goa, india. | knowledge of the bionomics of mosquitoes, especially of disease vectors, is essential to plan appropriate vector avoidance and control strategies. information on biting activity of vectors during the night hours in different seasons is important for choosing personal protection measures. this study was carried out to find out the composition of mosquito fauna biting on humans and seasonal biting trends in goa, india. | 0 | 22382193 |
| distribution and phylogeny of wolbachia strains in wild mosquito populations in sri lanka. | wolbachia are a group of maternally inherited intracellular bacteria known to be widespread among arthropods. infections with wolbachia cause declines of host populations, and also induce host resistance to a wide range of pathogens. over the past few decades, researchers were curious to use wolbachia as a biological tool to control mosquito vectors. during the present study, assessment of the prevalence of wolbachia infections among wild mosquito populations in sri lanka where mosquito-borne di ... | 2017 | 28490339 |
| a recent survey of mosquito fauna in guangdong province,southern china, with a review of past records [corrected]. | the southern province of guangdong has long been subject to endemic mosquito-borne diseases. in recent years, this region of china has experienced rapid, extensive economic development involving environmental change, making much of the scant knowledge of its mosquito fauna obsolete. this paper reviews previous mosquito surveys, some of which may be too old to be of relevance to present-day conditions, and presents the results of a recent survey of adult and immature mosquitoes. the main vectors ... | 2008 | 19120964 |