Parasit Vectors
2023 The sex pheromone heptacosane enhances the mating competitiveness of sterile Aedes aegypti males Semiochemical delivery systems based on natural polymers to attract sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) "Efficacy of a 'lethal house lure' against Culex quinquefasciatus from Bouake city, Cote d'Ivoire" Development of a low-dose fipronil deer feed: evaluation of efficacy against two medically important tick species parasitizing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) under pen conditions Odour-mediated oviposition site selection in Aedes aegypti depends on aquatic stage and density 2022 Pyrokinin receptor silencing in females of the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is associated with a reproductive fitness cost Semiochemical oviposition cues to control Aedes aegypti gravid females: state of the art and proposed framework for their validation Molecular and functional characterization of a conserved odorant receptor from Aedes albopictus Behavioral interactions of bed bugs with long-lasting pyrethroid-treated bed nets: challenges for vector control From tissue engineering to mosquitoes: biopolymers as tools for developing a novel biomimetic approach to pest management/vector control 2021 The production of excretory-secretory molecules from Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri fourth stage larvae varies between mixed and single sex cultures 2020 "Novel repellents for the blood-sucking insects Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans, vectors of Chagas disease" "Optimisation and field validation of odour-baited traps for surveillance of Aedes aegypti adults in Paramaribo, Suriname" Assessing the acoustic behaviour of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) dsxF mutants: implications for vector control Controlling mosquitoes with semiochemicals: a review The egg and larval pheromone dodecanoic acid mediates density-dependent oviposition of Phlebotomus papatasi "Significant reduction in abundance of peridomestic mosquitoes (Culicidae) and Culicoides midges (Ceratopogonidae) after chemical intervention in western Sao Paulo, Brazil" 2019 Enhancing attraction of the vector mosquito Aedes albopictus by using a novel synthetic odorant blend "Susceptibility of wild-caught Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand flies to insecticide after an extended period of exposure in western Sao Paulo, Brazil" 2018 Effectiveness of a field trap barrier system for controlling Aedes albopictus: a 'removal trapping' strategy Improving the delivery and efficiency of fungus-impregnated cloths for control of adult Aedes aegypti using a synthetic attractive lure "'Sweeter than a rose', at least to Triatoma phyllosoma complex males (Triatominae: Reduviidae)" "Lymphatic filariasis transmission in Rufiji District, southeastern Tanzania: infection status of the human population and mosquito vectors after twelve rounds of mass drug administration" Molecular xenomonitoring for post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Togo: no evidence for active transmission Attraction of Rhodnius prolixus males to a synthetic female-pheromone blend 2017 Volatile organic compounds associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection in vitro Prospects for malaria control through manipulation of mosquito larval habitats and olfactory-mediated behavioural responses using plant-derived compounds Assessment of synthetic floral-based attractants and sugar baits to capture male and female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Evaluations of dual attractant toxic sugar baits for surveillance and control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Florida Field evaluation of two commercial mosquito traps baited with different attractants and colored lights for malaria vector surveillance in Thailand "Characterization and function analysis of a novel gene, Hc-maoc-1, in the parasitic nematode Haemonochus contortus" "Ecological parameters of the (S)-9-methylgermacrene-B population of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex in a visceral leishmaniasis area in Sao Paulo state, Brazil" 2016 The Lutzomyia longipalpis complex: a brief natural history of aggregation-sex pheromone communication 2015 Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors Volatile compound diversity and conserved alarm behaviour in Triatoma dimidiata Attraction of the sand fly Nyssomyia neivai (Diptera: Psychodidae) to chemical compounds in a wind tunnel Investigation of mosquito oviposition pheromone as lethal lure for the control of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) "Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media" Behavioural response of female Culex pipiens pallens to common host plant volatiles and synthetic blends Field evaluation of synthetic lure (3-methyl-1-butanol) when compared to non odor-baited control in capturing Anopheles mosquitoes in varying land-use sites in Madagascar "Parapatric distribution and sexual competition between two tick species, Amblyomma variegatum and A. hebraeum (Acari, Ixodidae), in Mozambique" 2014 "Field evaluation of a novel synthetic odour blend and of the synergistic role of carbon dioxide for sampling host-seeking Aedes albopictus adults in Rome, Italy" "Efficacy of slow-release tags impregnated with aggregation-attachment pheromone and deltamethrin for control of Amblyomma variegatum on St. Kitts, West Indies" A laboratory evaluation of alcohols as attractants for the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera:Psychodidae) Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic Stegomyia albopicta from Cambodia Evaluation of textile substrates for dispensing synthetic attractants for malaria mosquitoes 2013 Transcriptome exploration of the sex pheromone gland of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Taxis assays measure directional movement of mosquitoes to olfactory cues Using a new odour-baited device to explore options for luring and killing outdoor-biting malaria vectors: a report on design and field evaluation of the Mosquito Landing Box Malaria infection does not affect the sensitivity of peripheral receptor neurons in Anopheles stephensi 2012 Courtship behaviour of Phlebotomus papatasi the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis Evaluation of low density polyethylene and nylon for delivery of synthetic mosquito attractants Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends Female Anopheles gambiae antennae: increased transcript accumulation of the mosquito-specific odorant-binding-protein OBP2 2011 Identification of mosquito repellent odours from Ocimum forskolei 2010 Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to experimental chicken sheds treated with insecticide 2009 "Identification of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Asuncion, Paraguay" Intraclonal mating occurs during tsetse transmission of Trypanosoma brucei Epicuticular lipids induce aggregation in Chagas disease vectors 2008 Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. in Brazil and the impact of the Sao Francisco River in the speciation of this sand fly vector
