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Entomology
Yoon Ling Cheong, Wasi A. A. Nazni, Han Lim Lee, Ahmad NoorAfizah, Ibrahim C. C. MohdKhairuddin, Ghazali M. R. Kamarul, Nasir M. N. Nizam, Mohd A. K. Arif, Zabari M. M. NurZatilAqmar, Saidin M. M. Irwan, Khairuddin Khadijah, Yusof M. M. Paid, Omar Topek, Asim H. H. Hasnor, Rahman AbuBakar, Balvinder Singh Gill, Kamaludin Fadzilah, Aris Tahir, Steven P. P. Sinkins, Ary A. A. Hoffmann
Summary: This study investigates the spatial distribution of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes in a high-rise residential area and examines the composition of the mosquito population. The study finds that Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes maintain a high infection frequency four years after release and shows minor effects of floors and blocks on Wolbachia frequency. There is no evidence of increased Aedes albopictus population. This study fills a knowledge gap and provides insights for field release strategies and local success forecast.
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Entomology
Isabelle Marie Kramer, Sunita Baral, Ishan Gautam, Markus Braun, Axel Magdeburg, Parbati Phuyal, Indira Kadel, Meghnath Dhimal, Bodo Ahrens, David Alexander Groneberg, Ruth Mueller
Summary: Ovitraps are a low-cost method for monitoring container-breeding Aedes spp. mosquitoes, with the oviposition substrates playing a crucial role in attracting female mosquitoes. This study compares different low-priced substrates and introduces a transport technique for sampled eggs, highlighting the importance of proper transport conditions for international egg transport.
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2021)
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Biology
Katherine D. Mosquera, Luis Eduardo Martinez Villegas, Gabriel Rocha Fernandes, Mariana Rocha David, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Luciano A. Moreira, Marcelo G. Lorenzo
Summary: This study found that female Ae. aegypti can shape the bacterial community of breeding sites during oviposition, favoring certain bacterial taxa over others. The researchers also found that these bacterial taxa can improve the fitness of mosquito larvae. They propose that this behavior of shaping the bacterial community through oviposition is a form of niche construction.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Olivia Lang Schultes, Maria Helena Franco Morais, Maria da Consolacao Magalhaes Cunha, Andrea Sobral, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
Summary: A 12-year study in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, revealed different spatial patterns of dengue incidence and Aedes aegypti ovitrap positivity index, with inconsistent spatial associations between the two variables. Despite low detected presence of Aedes aegypti, the stable spatial distribution of ovitrap positivity index suggests persistent breeding sites in certain areas.
TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tanapoom Moungthipmalai, Cheepchanok Puwanard, Jirapon Aungtikun, Sirawut Sittichok, Mayura Soonwera
Summary: Plant essential oils from citrus, lemongrass, and cinnamon are effective in killing mosquito eggs, especially the combination of cinnamon oil and lemongrass extract, which is more effective than the synthetic chemical insecticide.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Takashi Tsunoda, Huynh Thi Thuy Trang, La Hoang Huy, Le Nguyen Thuy Duy, Pham Thi Thuy Ngoc, Ly Huynh Kim Khanh, Noboru Minakawa
Summary: The study conducted in two communes in southern Vietnam found differences in oviposition behavior of different species of Aedes mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus) in two different seasons (dry season and rainy season).
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Carlos F. Marina, J. Guillermo Bond, Kenia Hernandez-Arriaga, Javier Valle, Armando Ulloa, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Danilo O. Carvalho, Kostas Bourtzis, Ariane Dor, Trevor Williams, Pablo Liedo
Summary: The study found that Aedes aegypti populations were higher during the dry season and at the start of the rainy season, while populations of Ae. albopictus were lower during most of the dry season, but increased during the rainy season and became dominant by the end of the rainy season in both villages. Aedes albopictus was also the dominant species in the zones of natural vegetation surrounding both villages. The effectiveness of a sterile insect technique-based vector control program could be evaluated in future studies on isolated Ae. aegypti populations in rural villages.
Article
Entomology
R. M. G. S. Rathnayaka, D. P. W. Jayatunga, G. A. S. M. Ganehiarachchi
Summary: This study examined the impact of larvivorous fish species on the oviposition preference of dengue vectors Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The findings suggest that certain larvivorous fish can reduce the oviposition site selection of these mosquitoes. Further research is needed to understand the chemical cues associated with larvivorous fish towards the oviposition preference in Aedes mosquitoes.
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Dan Pagendam, Samia Elfekih, Majed S. Nassar, Samuel Nelson, Abdulaziz M. Almalik, Essam A. Tawfik, Mohamed B. Al-Fageeh, Ary A. Hoffmann
Summary: This study provides important data for the release of Aedes aegypti carrying Wolbachia bacteria by analyzing mosquito populations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia using ovitraps. The findings show that there is no difference in the numbers of eggs laid between basement and non-basement locations, and there is significant spatial structure to populations at some study sites. The data suggest that the quality of breeding environments in Jeddah's arid environment can vary over time, supporting the feasibility of dry season releases.
Article
Entomology
Velan Iyyappan, Baskar Vetrivel, Antony Cruz Asharaja, Shanmugam Perumal Shanthakumar, Appadurai Daniel Reegan
Summary: The study found that there were significant differences in oviposition attractiveness among the different concentrations of three organic infusions in gravid Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, with the insulin plant leaf infusion showing the highest oviposition attractiveness at 15% concentration. These findings suggest that the insulin plant leaf infusion could be used as an effective organic oviposition attractant in surveillance and control programs for Ae. aegypti mosquitoes.
JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shinji Kasai, Kentaro Itokawa, Nozomi Uemura, Aki Takaoka, Shogo Furutani, Yoshihide Maekawa, Daisuke Kobayashi, Nozomi Imanishi-Kobayashi, Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Katsunori Murota, Yukiko Higa, Hitoshi Kawada, Noboru Minakawa, Tran Chi Cuong, Nguyen Thi Yen, Tran Vu Phong, Sath Keo, Kroesna Kang, Kozue Miura, Lee Ching Ng, Hwa-Jen Teng, Samuel Dadzie, Sri Subekti, Kris Cahyo Mulyatno, Kyoko Sawabe, Takashi Tomita, Osamu Komagata
Summary: Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito vector for dengue and other arboviral infectious diseases, has developed high levels of pyrethroid resistance in populations collected from Vietnam and Cambodia. This resistance could pose a serious threat to the control of dengue fever and other Aedes-borne infectious diseases.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sridhar Shanmuga Priya, Prabhakaran Vasantha-Srinivasan, Ammar B. Altemimi, Ramji Keerthana, Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan, Kandasamy Kalaivani, Nainarpandian Chandrasekar, Sengodan Karthi, Raja Ganesan, Zina T. Alkanan, Tarun Pal, Om Prakash Verma, Jaroslaw Prockow
Summary: Mosquitoes are potential carriers of various viral diseases and their numbers have significantly increased due to human activities. Control measures such as destroying mosquito breeding grounds, reducing global warming, and using natural and chemical repellents have proven to be effective.
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Parasitology
Hamady Dieng, Storm McLean, Holly Stradling, Cole Morgan, Malik Gordon, Whitney Ebanks, Zoila Ebanks, Alan Wheeler
Summary: This study found that a polydimethylsiloxane-based liquid (AMF) can act as a deterrent signal to ovipositing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and as an indirect adulticide, suggesting that it may be a promising control tool against dengue vector.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrew S. Paige, Laura B. Duvall
Summary: A new study has discovered a mosquito salivary protein that binds directly to a cuticular partner during biting, leading to reshaping of the mosquito mouthparts, increased salivation and probing, and enhanced blood-feeding efficiency. By impacting mosquito-host interactions, this finding could have implications for pathogen transmission.
Article
Parasitology
Siriporn Phasomkusolsil, Marisa Chaiyasap, Jaruwan Tawong, Tanaporn Kornkan, Thanin Jitbantrengphan, Nantaporn Monkanna, Erica J. Lindroth
Summary: Female Tx. splendens mosquitoes show a clear preference for oviposition sites with turbid water and the presence of live or dead predators. These findings are crucial for the development of Toxorhynchites mosquitoes as biocontrol agents against Aedes larvae.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Nadia Florencia Ojeda-Robertos, Roberto Gonzalez-Garduno, Santiago Cornelio-Cruz, Jorge Alonso Peralta-Torres, Carlos Luna-Palomera, Carlos Machain-Williams, Heliot Zarza, Oswaldo Margarito Torres-Chable, Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Carlos Baak-Baak, Alfonso Chay-Canul
REVISTA MEXICANA DE CIENCIAS PECUARIAS
(2020)
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Entomology
Oswaldo M. Torres-Chable, Bertha G. Jimenez-Delgadillo, Yessenia N. Alvarado-Kantun, Claudia V. Zaragoza-Vera, Guadalupe Arjona-Jimenez, Maritza Zaragoza-Vera, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Ligia Guadalupe Brito-Argaez, Carlos Machain-Williams, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Parasitology
Carlos Baak-Baak, Julian Garcia-Rejon, Julio Tzuc-Dzul, David Nunez-Corea, Roger Arana-Guardia, Rosa Cetina-Trejo, Carlos Machain-Williams, Matilde Jimenez-Coello, Karla Acosta-Viana, Oswaldo Torres-Chable, Jose E. Pietri, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Parasitology
Luis Eliezer Cruz-Bacab, Martha-Carolina Perez-De la Cruz, Claudia V. Zaragoza-Vera, Maritza Zaragoza-Vera, Guadalupe Arjona-Jimenez, Julia Maria Lesher-Gordillo, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Carlos Machain-Williams, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Roberto Gonzalez-Garduno, Oswaldo M. Torres-Chable
Summary: This study identified ectoparasites infesting owned dogs in Tabasco, Mexico, with Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis being the most prevalent. Factors associated with infestations included living outdoors, being a non-purebred, having short hair, being dark-haired, and having a body condition <3, providing important information for control programs to reduce infestations and potential zoonotic transmission.
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Reyes A. Murrieta, Sungmin Kiem, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Gregory D. Ebel, Bradley J. Blitvich, Carlos Machain-Williams
Summary: This study compared the genetic changes and fitness of Zika virus (ZIKV) after serial passaging in mosquito or vertebrate cell lines. The results showed that mosquito cell-adapted ZIKV exhibited greater in vivo fitness in Aedes aegypti, suggesting a fitness cost associated with obligatory cycling between disparate hosts. These findings enhance understanding of ZIKV adaptation and evolution, emphasizing the importance of considering in vivo passage histories in vector competence studies.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2021)
Review
Entomology
Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Juan-Carlos Navarro, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Carlos M. Baak-Baak
Summary: The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is invasive and widely distributed in the Americas, capable of transmitting various arboviruses. It feeds on humans, dogs, and rats, with 8 arboviruses isolated in infected mosquitoes. The minimum infection rate (MIR) of DENV is similar between horizontal and vertical transmission, but differs based on whether it is obtained from larvae or adults.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Jose F. Pinto-Castillo, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Oswaldo Torres-Chable, Bradley J. Blitvich, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon
Summary: Dengue cases and deaths in Mexico show geographical variation, with coastal states in cluster 3 identified as high-risk areas. Public health and vector control strategies should prioritize these areas in order to mitigate the burden of dengue.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2022)
Article
Parasitology
Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Anabel Poot-Ramos, Jose I. Chan-Perez, Eduardo Gutierrez-Blanco, Carlos M. Acevedo-Arcique, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Matilde Jimenez-Coello
Summary: The study demonstrates that a single oral dose of fluralaner in dogs can result in 100% mortality of adult R. prolixus for a period of time, with a sustained high efficacy residual effect. This could be a valuable strategy in controlling the transmission of Chagas disease in dogs and reducing peri-domestic transmission cycle, especially in hyperendemic areas.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Matilde Jimenez-Coello, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Jose Chan-Perez, Karia Y. Acosta-Viana, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Jose E. Pietri, Carlos M. Baak-Baak
Summary: This study aimed to estimate and compare the incidence rates of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) before and after the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 in Mexico. The results showed a decrease in VBD incidence rates after the introduction of the coronavirus, with malaria and other rickettsiae showing statistically significant differences.
GACETA MEDICA DE MEXICO
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Laura Ivone Lopez-Apodaca, Heliot Zarza, Emily Zamudio-Moreno, Daniel Nunez-Avellaneda, Carlos Marcial Baak-Baak, Guadalupe del Carmen Reyes-Solis, Torres-Chable Oswaldo Margarito, Ingris Pelaez-Ballestas, David Roiz, Gerardo Suzan, Benjamin Roche, Carlos Ignacio Machain-Williams
Summary: This study investigated the presence of the Zika virus and its vectors in backyard farming practices in two vulnerable communities in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. The findings revealed the continuous circulation of Flavivirus, including the Zika virus, in the backyard environments of these vulnerable communities. The presence of chickens and human overcrowding were significant factors associated with the presence of mosquitoes.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Ingrid Y. Cab-Cauich, Julio C. Tzuc-Dzul, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Wilbert A. Chi-Chim, Jose I. Chan-Perez, Karla Y. Acosta-Viana, Carlos M. Baak-Baak
Summary: The study aimed to morphologically identify mites related to budgerigars and their nests in Yucatan, Mexico. Three species of mites were discovered, highlighting the importance of deworming birds and maintaining a clean environment in their cages to prevent parasitic mite infestation.
OPEN VETERINARY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Julio C. Tzuc-Dzul, Jesus E. Azcorra-Couoh, Wilbert A. Chi-Chim, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Elsy Nalleli Loria-Cervera, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Carlos M. Baak-Baak
Summary: Mosquito collections in forested areas of Yucatan, Mexico, between February and July 2022, led to the discovery of several known mosquito species. This ongoing monitoring effort revealed the presence of Culex (Microculex) rejector and Cx. (Anoedioporpa) restrictor for the first time in Yucatan State. In addition, 14 other mosquito species were identified. The current mosquito fauna in Yucatan consists of 65 species, including the newly documented subgenera Microculex and Anoedioporpa.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Julio C. Tzuc-Dzul, Karen Y. Lopez-Carrillo, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Wilbert A. Chi-Chim, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Laura I. Lopez-Apodaca, Carlos M. Baak-Baak
Summary: The surveillance of arboviruses in mangrove mosquitoes has been neglected in Mexico. The Yucatan State, being a peninsula rich in mangroves, was the focus of a study to identify alphavirus in the mosquito population. Mosquitoes were captured in seven communities in Yucatan from June 2019 to August 2021, and a total of 3,167 female mosquitoes of five genera and nine species were collected. Alphavirus RNA was found in Ae. taeniorhynchus, An. pseudopunctipennis, and An. crucians collected in the Celestun Mangrove, emphasizing the potential health risk for residents and visitors in the area.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Daniel Nunez-Avellaneda, Rosa Carmina Cetina-Trejo, Emily Zamudio-Moreno, Carlos Baak-Baak, Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Guadalupe Reyes-Solis, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco, Gerardo Suzan, Chandra Tandugu, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Bradley J. Blitvich, Carlos Machain-Williams
Summary: Research indicates that pigs can seroconvert after exposure to Zika virus and may serve as sentinels. Additionally, pigs have been shown to be susceptible to natural Zika virus infection, as antibodies were found in domestic pigs in Yucatan, Mexico. Furthermore, Zika virus RNA was detected in mosquitoes from five different species collected inside pigpens.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)