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Menke, Arnold S. (1977). "Aha, a new genus of Australian Sphecidae, and revised key to the world genera of the tribe Miscophini (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Larrinae)". Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne....
01 March 2024 3,819 1 View
Hi colleagues, You may be aware that Anopheles stephensi, the urban malaria vector has been recently recognized as an important invasive species. I would like to know who are working on this...
03 January 2024 5,778 6 View
The available morphological character for distinguishing adults of species B is the lengths of apical white band and subapical dark band of female palpi. However, there are reports of variations...
26 January 2017 1,612 4 View
I would like to screen various species of mosquitoes for the presence of dengue and chikungunya viruses/ antibodies in the field. I am looking for ICT like kits.
02 April 2016 7,812 9 View
I would like to feed chicken blood to mosquitoes. I would like to know the most suitable anticoagulant that can be used.
20 March 2016 2,506 15 View
Aedes aegypti and Aedes africanus are known vectors of Zika virus. What about Aedes albopictus?
24 February 2016 9,780 8 View
Competitive exclusion could be a possible strategy to control vector mosquitoes. Since many species share the same habitats, a speices having an edge over a vector species could be tried to...
06 February 2016 1,520 19 View
Zika virus is spreading like wild fire. According to a latest report a case has been reported from Indonesia. Trained personnel is the need of the hour to halt its invasion to newer areas.
05 February 2016 9,218 29 View
One of the diagnostic symptems of dengue infection is fall in platelet count
11 December 2015 3,204 7 View
Aedes chrysolineatus is a dominant species in some parts of Kerala. Is there any report from anywhere in the world on its potential role as a disease vector?
23 September 2015 6,498 6 View
I am desperartely looking for experts to identify 2 species of Tetrigidae and one species of Gryllidae. All 3 species were collected from rocks near a waterfall in Kerala, India.
05 July 2015 7,844 11 View
I would like to compare the morphometric features of these three forms for any possible diagnostic features.
01 May 2015 1,959 4 View
Recently, I have concluded a preliminary study on Habitat Diversity Index for Aedes albopictus and its relevance in comparing endemicity to Dengue and also in planning control strategies. Now I...
17 April 2015 3,658 18 View
Migratory birds are likely to transport JE viruses from an endemic area to a non-endemic area. Screening their blood would be the best method to detect JE virus in them. However, it is not...
02 April 2015 8,315 12 View
I am looking for a publication in which procedures for the barcoding of mosquito species is explained in detail.
15 February 2015 3,414 5 View
I would like to test mosquito larvicidal properties of mushroom extracts.
02 November 2014 6,275 5 View
It is surprising that Asian countries do not have Yellow Fever in spite of having high densities of Aedes aegypti. Could this be due to immunological reasons pertaining to Asian people?
06 October 2014 4,487 5 View
According to www.mosquitocatalog.org Aedeomyia venustipes is distributed exclusively in Australia. However, I have seen several papers reporting this species from India. Iyengar (1938) reported...
28 August 2014 9,658 6 View
Lot of confusion exists in the area of mosquito taxonomy, especially that of the genus Aedes. Perhaps the most referred mosquito catalogue is that of WRBU’s online catalogue...
28 July 2014 681 20 View
It is now recognized that all container habitats of Aedes agegypti/albopictus are not equally important for the proliferation of these species because pupal production varies from habitat to habitat.
29 June 2014 8,947 13 View
In Kerala, India dengue is predominantly transmitted by Aedes albopictus and requires novel strategy for control.
10 June 2014 8,406 3 View
It is a biting fly. Could be a midge.
23 May 2014 2,619 18 View
I have rarely come across the term Culicidology and Culicidologist as the study of Mosquitoes and the people engaged in mosquito research/study respectively
21 April 2014 4,640 6 View
A 1969 paper reports prevalence of Zika virus in Malaysia (Marchette NJ, Garcia R, Rudnick A (1969) Isolation of Zika virus from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Malaysia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 18: 411–415).
27 February 2014 7,875 3 View
Mosquitoes are one of the most hated creatures in the world. I was wondering whether they have any beneficial role to play in our life, like some ecological service.
27 February 2014 1,293 12 View
I would like to feed mosquitoes with blood collected from slaughter houses.
25 February 2014 10,038 6 View
I have noticed it in India on several occassions.
22 December 2013 1,338 23 View
In India it varies from 56-65 depending on the states
20 December 2013 8,718 26 View
In India it varies from 56-65 depending on the state/central Governments.
20 December 2013 2,265 7 View
Because of the diversity of breeding habitats, using container index and breteau index used in the case of Aedes aegypti need not give a realistic picture in the case of Aedes albopictus.
07 December 2013 7,841 11 View
In our entomology syllabus one of the components is origin and evolution of insects-various theories. Can anybody suggest a suitable book/paper dealing with this issue?
26 November 2013 4,382 3 View
It was found inside an unopened packet of Killer Zone trilogy CD for PS3 brought from the US.
23 November 2013 9,741 14 View
There are conflicting reports on malaria in the UAE, especially in the media.
12 November 2013 5,541 1 View
Some studies show that copper can be used for controlling mosquito breeding.
03 November 2013 3,472 7 View
In India rubber plantations play a major role in the proliferation of Aedes albopictus. Please check my publications for more details.
02 August 2013 3,441 4 View
Aedes aegypti is known to exist in two forms. However, the distribution of Aedes aegypti formosus outside Africa is not well studied.
07 July 2013 2,237 3 View
Vertical transmission of dengue virus in Aedes mosquitoes is well documented. Is there any paper reporting detection of dengue virues from wild caught/laboratory bred Aedes larvae?
02 July 2013 1,317 5 View
Aedes eggs are known to live in soil and containers for a year or so. My question is if the dengue viruses can also survive for the same period.
12 June 2013 9,837 9 View
Conniff, Richard (June 1982). "The name game". Crosscurrents. Science 82. 3 (5): 66–67.
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