Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors.

• Main Authors: Vincent O Nyasembe (Author), David P Tchouassi (Author), Christian W W Pirk (Author), Catherine L Sole (Author), Baldwyn Torto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The global spread of vector-borne diseases remains a worrying public health threat, raising the need for development of new combat strategies for vector control. Knowledge of vector ecology can be exploited in this regard, including plant feeding; a critical resource that mosquitoes of both sexes re...