The present study was carried out in Circeo National Park (Lazio region, Central Italy), in order to collect data about mosquito (Diptera, Culicidae) fauna in a protected area for biodiversity. From 2003 to 2004 seasonal surveys allowed to collect and to identify 380 larvae and 713 adult mosquitoes in 6 sites. A total of 15 mosquito species belonging to 6 genera were recorded; the most abundant...

Abstract Mosquito larvae play an essential role in the ecological, and many of them can spread human animal diseases, including Macaca fascicularis . Information on mosquito species their habitats provide overview mosquitoes vector-borne diseases M. captivity area. This study aimed to identify diversity larvae, affinity association, larval breeding sites around area Bogor, West Java. were colle...

Review of semiochemicals that mediate the oviposition of mosquitoes: a possible sustainable tool for the control and monitoring of Culicidae. The choice for suitable places for female mosquitoes to lay eggs is a key-factor for the survival of immature stages (eggs and larvae). This knowledge stands out in importance concerning the control of disease vectors. The selection of a place for oviposi...

Collection methods currently used for large-scale sampling of adult Stegomyia mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) present several operational limitations, which constitute major drawbacks to the epidemiological surveillance of arboviruses, the evaluation of the impact of control strategies, and the surveillance of the spreading of allochthonous species into non-endemic regions. Here, we describe a ...

Background: Milk proteins genes have been the focus of the researches as the candidate target genes that play a decisive role when animal breeding is desired.Objectives: In the present study, the transcriptional levels of Beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and Alpha S1 casein (CSN1S1) genes were investigated during prenatal, milking and drying times in mammary glands of the Adani goats which showed...

Dr. BANAMALI GHOSH, M.n. (Cal.), d.p.ii. (Cal.), Assistant to the Assistant Director of Public Health, Malaria Research, Bengal. This paper has been written chiefly for the purpose of showing those who are interested in the malaria problem the importance of a mosquito survey before launching any scheme to reduce malaria in a locality. To improve the health of Madarihat a proposal was made by th...

Breeding populations of Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus, 1st detected in 1998, are now found in several states in the United States. To be able to identify this mosquito with the keys to the mosquitoes of North America north of Mexico, changes are proposed, especially dealing with the new genus Ochlerotatus. Also, a checklist of the genera Ochlerotatus and Aedes in the Nearctic Region is given.

Water temperature is a critical regulator in the growth and development of malaria mosquito immatures, as they are poikilothermic. Measuring or estimating the diurnal temperature ranges to which these immatures are exposed is of the utmost importance, as these immatures will develop into adults that can transmit malaria. Recent attempts to predict the daily water temperature dynamics in mosquit...

The present work evaluates the use of species distribution model (SDM) algorithms to classify high densities of small container-breeding Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) on a fine scale in the Bermuda Islands. Weekly ovitrap data collected by the Department of Health, Bermuda for the years 2006 and 2007 were used for the models. The models evaluated included the algorithms Bioclim, Domain,...

Seasonal fluctuations in Culex and Aedes were followed from 1984 to 1987 using degree-days (degree Days). The annual population maxima of a "mosquito season" can be predicted. Culex first becomes a problem at about 1,550 degree Days and disappears at 2,675 degree Days. Aedes are present at 525 degree Days, experience a midsummer decline at 900 degree Days, then resurge at 2,400 degree Days to m...