Background The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has
become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs and …

Background Anopheles stephensi is the key vector of malaria throughout the Indian subcontinent
and Middle East and an emerging model for molecular and genetic studies of mosquito-…

Background Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles arabiensis belong to the Anopheles
gambiae complex and are among the major malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa. However, …

Y chromosomes control essential male functions in many species, including sex determination
and fertility. However, because of obstacles posed by repeat-rich heterochromatin, …

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infect more than 400 million people each year with
dangerous viral pathogens including dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya. Progress in …

Heterochromatin is identified as a potential factor driving diversification of species. To understand
the magnitude of heterochromatin variation within the Anopheles gambiae complex of …

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a technique routinely used by many laboratories to
determine the chromosomal position of DNA and RNA probes. One important application of …

Background Understanding genome organization and evolution is important for species
involved in transmission of human diseases, such as mosquitoes. Anophelinae and Culicinae …

Background Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito vector of Zika, dengue, and yellow fever
viruses. Two subspecies of Ae. aegypti exhibit phenotypic divergence with regard to habitat…

Insecticidal resistance poses a major problem for malaria control programs. Mosquitoes
adapt to a wide range of changes in the environment quickly, making malaria control an …