A Systematic Review on the Viruses of <i>Anopheles</i> Mosquitoes: The Potential Importance for Public Health by Juan C. Hernandez-Valencia, Paola Muñoz-Laiton, Giovan F. Gómez, Margarita M. Correa

“…In addition, <i>Anopheles funestus</i> and <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> are the main vectors of the O’nyong-nyong virus. …”
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Assessment of Nano-Formulated Conventional Insecticide-Treated Sugar Baits on Mosquito Control and the Effect on Non-Target Aphidophagous <i>Coccinella septempunctata</i> by Muhammad Farhan, Chenchen Zhao, Sohail Akhtar, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Pan Jilong, Shuai Zhang

“…This study investigated the efficacy of nano-formulated insecticide-based sugar baits in controlling <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> populations and assessed their potential non-target impact on <i>Coccinella septempunctata</i>. …”
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Field efficacy of pyrethroid treated plastic sheeting (durable lining) in combination with long lasting insecticidal nets against malaria vectors by Irish Seth R, Djogbenou Luc S, Hougard Jean-Marc, Dabire Roch K, Chandre Fabrice, Rowland Mark, N'Guessan Raphael

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A verandah trap experimental hut trial of ITPS with or without Olyset LN was conducted in the Vallée du Kou near Bobo-Dioulasso, where the two molecular forms of <it>Anopheles gambiae s.s</it>., S (frequency 65%) and M (frequency 35%), occur. …”
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Development of <it>Metarhizium anisopliae </it>and <it>Beauveria bassiana </it>formulations for control of malaria mosquito larvae by Takken Willem, Bukhari Tullu, Koenraadt Constantianus JM

“…Under field conditions in Kenya, the percentage pupation of <it>An. gambiae </it>was significantly reduced by 39 - 50% by the ShellSol T-formulated <it>Metarhizium anisopliae </it>and <it>Beauveria bassiana </it>spores as compared to the effects of the application of unformulated spores.…”
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Malaria transmission heterogeneity in different eco-epidemiological areas of western Kenya: a region-wide observational and risk classification study for adaptive intervention plan... by Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Ming-Chieh Lee, Daibin Zhong, Xiaoming Wang, Harrysone Atieli, Andrew K. Githeko, James Kazura, Guiyun Yan

“…Both indoor and outdoor transmission may have contributed to the malaria transmission in the area. Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.), Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles funestus s.s., and Anopheles leesoni had similar human blood index and malaria parasite sporozoite rate. …”
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Ad libitum consumption of protein- or peptide-sucrose solutions stimulates egg formation by prolonging the vitellogenic phase of oogenesis in anautogenous mosquitoes by Ruby E. Harrison, Kangkang Chen, Lilith South, Ange Lorenzi, Mark R. Brown, Michael R. Strand

“…In this study, we addressed these questions by focusing on Aedes aegypti and conducting some comparative assays with Aedes albopictus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus. …”
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Improving the population genetics toolbox for the study of the African malaria vector <it>Anopheles nili</it>: microsatellite mapping to chromosomes by Peery Ashley, Sharakhova Maria V, Antonio-Nkondjio Christophe, Ndo Cyrille, Weill Mylene, Simard Frederic, Sharakhov Igor V

“…Two additional loci were assigned to specific chromosome arms of <it>An. nili </it>based on <it>in silico </it>sequence similarity and chromosome synteny with <it>Anopheles gambiae</it>. Three microsatellites were mapped inside or in the vicinity of the polymorphic chromosomal inversions <it>2Rb </it>and <it>2Rc</it>. …”
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Surveillance of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in microhabitats of a University Campus in Southwestern Nigeria by Babatunde Amusan, Sylvestre Ogbogu

“…Results: We identifies seven species distributed in three genera as following; Anopheles spp. (Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles funestus); Aedes spp. (Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus); Culex spp. …”
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Detection of viable Plasmodium ookinetes in the midguts of Anopheles coluzzi using PMA-qrtPCR by Tibebu Habtewold, Zoe Groom, Luc Duchateau, George K. Christophides

“…Here, we tested the potential of PMA-qrtPCR to discriminate between and quantify live and dead Plasmodium berghei malarial parasites and commensal bacteria in the midgut of Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson 2013 (formerly An. gambiae M-form). Results By combining microscopic observations with reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) we reveal that, in addition to gDNA, mRNA from dead parasites also persists inside the mosquito midgut, therefore its quantification cannot accurately reflect live-only parasites at the time of monitoring. …”
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454 pyrosequencing based transcriptome analysis of <it>Zygaena filipendulae </it>with focus on genes involved in biosynthesis of cyanogenic glucosides by Jensen Niels, Scheibye-Alsing Karsten, Zagrobelny Mika, Møller Birger, Gorodkin Jan, Bak Søren

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Comparisons of the <it>Z. filipendulae </it>transcriptome with the sequenced genomes of <it>Bombyx mori</it>, <it>Drosophila melanogaster</it>, <it>Tribolium castaneum</it>, <it>Apis mellifera </it>and <it>Anopheles gambiae </it>indicate a high coverage of the <it>Z. filipendulae </it>transcriptome. 11% of the <it>Z. filipendulae </it>transcriptome sequences were assigned to Gene Ontology categories. …”
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The limits and intensity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: Implications for malaria control and elimination worldwide by Guerra, C, Gikandi, P, Tatem, A, Noor, A, Smith, D, Hay, S, Snow, R

“…Almost all P. falciparum parasite rates above 50% were reported in Africa in a latitude band consistent with the distribution of Anopheles gambiae s.s. Conditions of low parasite prevalence were also common in Africa, however. …”

The limits and intensity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: implications for malaria control and elimination worldwide by Guerra, C, Gikandi, P, Tatem, A, Noor, A, Smith, D, Hay, S, Snow, R

“…Almost all P. falciparum parasite rates above 50% were reported in Africa in a latitude band consistent with the distribution of Anopheles gambiae s.s. Conditions of low parasite prevalence were also common in Africa, however. …”

Biological polymorphisms of peptidase and α-GPDH in natural populations of the cocoa pod borer Conopomorpha cramerella snellen by Mohd Saahlan, Rusnah, Muhamad, Rita, Tan, S. G., Gan, Y. Y., Ahmad, Halmy

“…Electrophoresis had been successfully used to detect the presence of sibling species complexes in several insect species such as the Drosophila willistoni group (Ayala et al.. 1972), the Simulium jenningsi group of black flies (May et al.. 1977), the Myzus persicae group of green peach aphids (May and Holbrook, 1978), the Anopheles gambiae group of mosquitoes (Miles, 1978) and the Perthida glyphopa group of leaf miners (Mahon et al ..1982). …”
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An Entomological Investigation during a Recent Rift Valley Fever Epizootic/Epidemic Reveals New Aspects of the Vectorial Transmission of the Virus in Madagascar by Luciano Michaël Tantely, Soa Fy Andriamandimby, Maminirina Fidelis Ambinintsoa, Manou Rominah Raharinirina, Jean Théophile Rafisandratantsoa, Jean-Pierre Ravalohery, Aina Harimanana, Nirina Nantenaina Ranoelison, Judickaelle Irinantenaina, Miamina Fidy Ankasitrahana, Dany Bakoly Ranoaritiana, Laurence Randrianasolo, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Vincent Lacoste, Philippe Dussart, Romain Girod

“…The RVFV-positive species were as follows: <i>Aedes albopictus</i>, <i>Ae. argenteopunctatus</i>, <i>Anopheles coustani</i>, <i>An. gambiae s.l.</i>, <i>An. mascarensis</i>, <i>An. squamosus</i>/<i>cydippis</i>, <i>Culex antennatus</i>, <i>Cx. decens</i>, <i>Cx. …”
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Anopheline mosquito saliva contains bacteria that are transferred to a mammalian host through blood feeding by Anastasia Accoti, Claudia Damiani, Emilia Nunzi, Alessia Cappelli, Gloria Iacomelli, Giulia Monacchia, Antonella Turco, Francesco D’Alò, Matthew J. Peirce, Guido Favia, Roberta Spaccapelo, Roberta Spaccapelo

“…Until now the possibility that mosquito saliva may also contain bacteria has remained an open question despite the well documented presence of a rich microbiome in salivary glands.MethodsUsing both 16S rRNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF approaches, we characterized the composition of the saliva microbiome of An. gambiae and An. stephensi mosquitoes which respectively represent two of the most important vectors for the major malaria-causing parasites P. falciparum and P. vivax.ResultsTo eliminate the possible detection of non-mosquito-derived bacteria, we used a transgenic, fluorescent strain of one of the identified bacteria, Serratiamarcescens, to infect mosquitoes and detect its presence in mosquito salivary glands as well as its transfer to, and colonization of, mammalian host tissues following a mosquito bite. …”
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A transcriptomic atlas of Aedes aegypti reveals detailed functional organization of major body parts and gut regional specializations in sugar-fed and blood-fed adult females by Bretta Hixson, Xiao-Li Bing, Xiaowei Yang, Alessandro Bonfini, Peter Nagy, Nicolas Buchon

“…Finally, in a cross-species comparison between Ae. aegypti and Anopheles gambiae midguts, we observe that regional digestive and immune specializations are conserved, indicating that our dataset may be broadly relevant to multiple mosquito species. …”
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Exploring alternative insecticide delivery options in a “lethal house lure” for malaria vector control by Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Antoine M. G. Barreaux, Innocent T. Zran, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Yao N’Guessan, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Rosine Z. Wolie, Jackie Cook, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Matthew B. Thomas, Raphael N’Guessan

“…Mortality of beta-cyfluthrin exposed pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes was > 80% after 4 months. The impact (mosquito mortality) of PVC tubes coated with pirimiphos methyl was similar to that of beta-cyfluthrin treated insert (66.8 vs. 62.8%) in release-recapture experiments in experimental huts. …”
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Rapid identification of mosquito species and age by mass spectrometric analysis by Iris Wagner, Linda Grigoraki, Peter Enevoldson, Michael Clarkson, Sam Jones, Jane L. Hurst, Robert J. Beynon, Hilary Ranson

“…Results The accuracy of REIMS in identifying morphologically identical species of the Anopheles gambiae complex exceeded 97% using principal component/linear discriminant analysis (PC-LDA) and 84% based on random forest analysis. …”
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Unravelling the genome of the brackish water malaria vector Anopheles aquasalis by Rodrigo Maciel Alencar, Cesar Camilo Prado Sepulveda, Luis Martinez-Villegas, Ana Cristina Bahia, Rosa Amélia Santana, Igor Belém de Souza, Gigliola Mayara Ayres D’Elia, Ana Paula Marques Duarte, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Nágila Francinete Costa Secundino, Paulo Filemon Paolucci Pimenta, Leonardo Barbosa Koerich

“…There are 1387 single-copy orthologs at the Diptera level (eg. An. gambiae, An. darlingi and Drosophila melanogaster). …”
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Current and future opportunities of autodissemination of pyriproxyfen approach for malaria vector control in urban and rural Africa [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Augustino Thabiti Mmbaga, Hamisi Juma Kunambi, Amos Justinian Ngonzi, Arnold Sadikiel Mmbando, Felista Simon Tarimo, Dickson Wilson Lwetoijera

“…In the previous studies that were done in controlled semi-field environments, autodissemination with PPF demonstrated its potential in reducing densities of captive population of malaria vectors such as Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis. Of importance, empirical evidence and biology-informed mathematical models to demonstrate the utility of the autodissemination approach to control wild populations of malaria vectors under field environment either alone or in combination with other tools are underway. …”
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