Globalisation has led to unprecedented changes in the distribution and incidence of human diseases. Pathogens, animal vectors, and reservoir species have been unintentionally displaced across natural geographic boundaries, resulting in serious human suffering and enormous economic costs. Non-native ...

Within the framework of a national mosquito monitoring programme, a mosquito specimen collected in mid-2015 in southern Germany was identified as Aedes koreicus, a non-endemic species originating from East Asia. After the Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus, which is already established in Germany...

Hulecoeteomyia japonica japonica (=Aedes japonicus japonicus) (Diptera: Culicidae) (Theobald 1901), a container-breeding invasive species in North America and Europe, is attracting particular attention for its high local abundances and possible roles in the transmission of human and animal...

This review aims at alerting and informing the general population and health professionals about the acting of the African snail [Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)] as an intermediate host in the transmission of nematodes of veterinary and human interest. It also demonstrates the role of shells as...

The possibility to reduce the nitrogen input into rice cultivations thanks to the organic nitrogen input derived from the predator fish Gambusia holbrooki Girard used for the biological control of mosquito species was studied. Trials were conducted on three rice varieties, "Koral", "Gladio" and...

Deploying mosquito predators such as the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) into bodies of water where mosquitoes breed is a common strategy for limiting the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes. Here, we draw on studies from epidemiology, conservation, ecology and evolution to show that the evidence for ...

Aedes albopictus is an invasive species that poses a health threat in many residential neighborhoods throughout Florida. Aedes albopictus is a high priority for mosquito control efforts in the state. The efficacy of DeltaGard® (AI 2% deltamethrin) application against Ae. albopictus was evaluated in ...

The American anti-mosquito movement grew out of the discovery of the role of mosquitoes in transferring pathogens and public concern about pest and nuisance mosquitoes in the late 1800s. In the 20th century, organized mosquito control in the United States passed through three eras: mechanical,...

This section contains 6 papers focusing on the satyrization and satyrization-resistance in competitive displacements of invasive mosquito species, limitations on the invasiveness of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in Florida, USA, through biotic resistance, degradation of a...