Effects of fungal infection on feeding and survival of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) on plant sugars

Abstract Background The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae shows great promise for the control of adult malaria vectors. A promising strategy for infection of mosquitoes is supplying the fungus at plant feeding sites. Methods We evaluated the survival of fungus-exposed Anopheles gambiae...

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Main Authors: Sopher N Ondiaka, Elizabeth W Masinde, Constantianus JM Koenraadt, Willem Takken, Wolfgang R Mukabana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0654-3