background: plant extracts and oils may act as alternatives to conventional pesticides for malaria vector control. the aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of essential oils of three plants of apiaceae family against anophe­les stephensi , the main malaria vector in iran. methods: essential oils from heracleum persicum , foeniculum vulgare and coriandrum sativum seeds were ...

background: human malaria remains a major malady in eastern iran. vector control interventions such as indoor residual spraying are used to fight with the disease. this study was undertaken to determine the lethal and residual effects of three different pyrethroid insecticides on adult mosquitoes of anopheles stephensi on different surfaces in iran, as part of a national program to monitor inse...

background : the most part of iran become malaria-free region and fall in prevention of re-introduction stage. these regions however are struggling with imported of malaria cases where malaria vectors exist. therefore, understanding the situation of mosquito vectors is crucial. this study was carried out to find out the present situation of malaria vectors and malaria transmission potential in ...

background: we aimed to evaluate different fibres of bednets impregnated with various pyrethroids. the stability of insecticide on the bednet was measured using different methods of washings as well as local made detergents. methods: the entire test was carried out according to the who-recommended methods. in addition, the impact of the numbers of washes on the stability of the insecticides was...

ecology of anopheles dthali was studied in bandar abbas county, where there is indigenous malaria. anopheles dthali plays as a secondary malaria vector in the region. it is active throughout the year in mountainous area with two peaks of activity, whereas in coastal area it has one peak. there is no report of hibernation or aestivation for this species in the re gion. precipitin tests on specim...

district of jiroft is situated in south-east of iran which is one of the malarious regions. anopheles stephensi is considered as one of the main malaria vector in this region. ecology of this species was studied in the area to understand its vector behavior for implementation of effective vector control measures. different methods like total catch, pit shelter, night bite collection on human an...

INTRODUCTION: The muscoid fly Dermatobia hominis causes cutaneous myiases in mammals. Females of this species use a vector to carry their eggs to the host. This note describes Anopheles konderi acting as phoretic vector for D. hominis. METHODS: A female A. konderi carrying D. hominis was collected using light traps in Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil. The A. konderi specimen was identified at morpholo...

Anopheles darlingi Root is the major vector of human malaria in the Neotropics and has been considered to be the sole malaria vector in French Guiana. The presence of other potential vectors suggests that malaria may be transmitted by other species under certain conditions. From 2006-2011, all anopheline specimens collected from 11 localities were assayed to determine if the Plasmodium circumsp...

Regular monitoring of mosquito vector populations is an integral component of most vector control programmes. Contemporary data on mosquito species composition, infection status, and resistance to insecticides are a prerequisite for effective intervention. For this purpose we, with funding from the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC), have developed a suite of high-throughput assays bas...