Mosquito Research : : recent advances in pathogen interactions, immunity, and vector control strategies / / edited by Henry Puerta-Guardo, Pablo Manrique-Saide.

• TeilnehmendeR: Puerta-Guardo, Henry,; Manrique-Saide, Pablo,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2023.; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (282 pages)

With around 3,500 species identified so far, mosquitoes can be found in virtually every environment and continent around the globe. Blood-feeding biters (e.g., Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Ochlerotatus, and Mansonia) are among the most influential vectors for harboring and transmitting mosquito-borne di...

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Section 1 Mosquito Biology, Ecology and Vector-Parasite Interactions
• Chapter 1 Mosquito Excito-Repellency: Effects on Behavior and the Development of Insecticide Resistance by Yamili J. Contreras-Perera, Abdiel Martin-Park, Henry Puerta-Guardo, Azael Che-Mendoza, Silvia Pérez-Carrillo, Irám Pablo Rodríguez-Sánchez, Pablo Manrique-Saide and Adriana Flores-Suarez
• Chapter 2 Vector-Parasite Interactions and Malaria Transmission by Nekpen Erhunse and Victor Okomayin
• Chapter 3 Systems Biology Approaches towards Immunity against Plasmodium by Himangshu Patgiri, Ankita Khataniar, Pitimoni Boro, Sushmita Baishnab and Sanchaita Rajkhowa
• Chapter 4 Role of Mosquito Microbiome in Insecticide Resistance by Sahar Fazal, Rabbiah Manzoor Malik, Ahmad Zafar Baig, Narjis Khatoon, Huma Aslam, Aiza Zafar and Muneeba Ishtiaq
• Chapter 5 Influence of Climatic Factors on the Abundance and Profusion of Mosquitoes in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia by Assad Al-Thukair, Yasin Jemal and Alexis Nzila
• Section 2 Mosquito Control and New Technologies
• Chapter 6 Vector Control Strategies by Wilber Gómez-Vargas and Giovani Esteban Zapata-Úsuga
• Chapter 7 Different Strategies for Mosquito Control: Challenges and Alternatives by Taruna Kaura, Neha Sylvia Walter, Upninder Kaur and Rakesh Sehgal
• Chapter 8 The Potential for Wolbachia-Based Mosquito Biocontrol Strategies in Africa by Femi Ayoade and Tosin S. Ogunbiyi
• Chapter 9 Community Engagement and Social Assessment for Wolbachia-Based Suppression of Natural Populations of Aedes aegypti: The Mexican Experience by Josué Villegas-Chim, Abdiel Martin-Park, Henry Puerta-Guardo, María Eugenia Toledo-Romaní, Norma Pavía-Ruz, Yamili Contreras-Perera, Silvia Pérez-Carrillo, Azael Che-Mendoza, Jorge Palacio-Vargas, Fabián Correa-Morales, Héctor Gómez-Dantés and Pablo Manrique-Saide
• Chapter 10 Low-Cost Materials for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Installation of House Screening against Aedes aegypti by Josué Herrera-Bojórquez, Josué Villegas-Chim, Daniel Adrian, Azael Che-Mendoza, Juan Navarrete-Carballo, Anuar Medina-Barreiro, Miguel Xcaer, Hugo Delfín-González, Norma Pavía-Ruz, Henry Puerta-Guardo, María Eugenia Toledo-Romaní, Héctor Gómez-Dantés, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec and Pablo Manrique-Saide
• Chapter 11 Effect of the Mass Distribution of ITNs in an Endemic Area with a High Entomological Index, the Case of Bandundu-City, Kwilu, DRC by Emery Metelo-Matubi, Josue Zanga, Victoire Nsabatien, Aimé Mbala, Solange Ngamukie, Fiacre Agossa, El Hadji Amadou Niang, Jean Maniania-Nguya-Kalenga and Mulenda Basimike
• Chapter 12 Mosquito Population Modification for Malaria Control by Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazú, Taylor Tushar, Thai Binh Pham and Anthony James
• Chapter 13 Bacterial Silver Nanoparticles: Method, Mechanism of Synthesis and Application in Mosquito Control by Jeyaraj John Wilson, Thangamariyappan Harimuralikrishnaa, Ponnirul Ponmanickam and Muthumadasamy Ponseetha Lakshmi
• Chapter 14 Role of CRISPR Technology in Gene Editing of Emerging and Re-emerging Vector Borne Disease by Kaushal Kumar Mahto, Pooja Prasad, Mohan Kumar, Harshita Dubey and Amar Ranjan.