Cannibalism in Mosquito Larvae Confounds Egg Counts
New research shows that late-stage Anopheles gambiae larvae will eat eggs and first-instar larvae of their own species, calling into question the common view that females of the mosquito species avoid laying eggs in water where other larvae are already present.
Building a Better Light Trap: Study Finds Specific Light Waves Attract Anopheline Mosquitoes
By Andrew Porterfield For more than 50 years, the light trap—an incandescent light source attached to an insect collector—has been the standard for sampling potentially disease-carrying mosquitos. The U.S. Centers […]
Entomologists Discuss Discovery’s “Mosquito” Documentary: A Live-Tweet Recap
By Donald A. Yee, Ph.D. The old adage “bad press is better than no press” has a long history, and it surely applies to coverage of insects broadly and insects that […]
World Malaria Day With Nothing But Nets: An Experience in Advocacy
By Thomas E. Anderson, Ph.D. As a Science Policy Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, I recently participated in the 2017 Nothing But Nets (NBN) Malaria Leadership Summit in […]
Avoiding the Outbreak of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Malaysia
By Laura Kraft This post is the eighth in the “Travel Bug” series by Laura Kraft, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia, who is chronicling her travels in […]
Did the Malaria Parasite First Evolve in the Insect Vector or the Vertebrate Host?
By John P. Roche Malaria is a terrible problem, killing nearly half a million people per year, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. This serious disease is caused by a protozoan parasite […]
Anopheles Mosquitoes as Vectors of Malaria in East Africa: Bed Nets and Beyond
By John P. Roche Malaria is a devastating disease, with almost two hundred million cases and half a million deaths per year worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that the […]
New Research May Lead to Breathalyzer Test for Malaria
According to the World Health Organization, more than 500,000 people die each year from malaria, a disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles. In addition to the […]
OUP Supporting World Malaria Day by Highlighting Top Articles
World Malaria Day is Saturday, April 25, 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 584,000 people died in 2013 from malaria, a preventable and curable disease transmitted to people […]
Tom Turpin Talks about Louse Dislodgers, Malaria and Powdered Wigs
Dr. Tom Turpin, a professor of entomology at Purdue University, was recently interviewed by a local TV station about insect myths and how they originated. In the following video, he […]
Bacterium May Make Mosquitoes Less Susceptible to Dengue and Malaria
Just like those of humans, insect guts are full of microbes, and the microbiota can influence the insect’s ability to transmit diseases. A study published in PLOS Pathogens reports that […]
Mosquitoes Modified to Create Only Male Offspring Could Help Eradicate Malaria
Scientists have modified mosquitoes to produce sperm that will only create males, pioneering a fresh approach to eradicating malaria. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists from […]
New Device Detects Malaria Cheaply and Accurately
Malaria researchers at Case Western University have developed a portable malaria detector called the Rapid Assessment of Malaria device, or “RAM” for short, that uses lasers and magnets to detect […]
At Least Eight U.S. Presidents had Malaria
In the U.S. today is Presidents Day, a national holiday originally intended to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, but later expanded to include honoring Abraham Lincoln and other presidents. […]
Five Things You Never Knew about U.S. Navy Entomology
By Lt. Jen Wright and Lt. Hanayo Arimoto 1. Wait, the United States Navy has entomologists? Yes, they do! The image of an entomologist dressed in camouflage and armed with […]
Fungus Spores can Kill Mosquitoes, Save Lives
The findings of a study by a team of academics led by Swansea University could have far-reaching implications for the control of mosquito larvae across the world. The study, recently […]