Oviposition site selection by the dengue vector Aedes aegypti and its implications for dengue control.

• Main Authors: Jacklyn Wong (Author), Steven T Stoddard (Author), Helvio Astete (Author), Amy C Morrison (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Because no dengue vaccine or antiviral therapy is commercially available, controlling the primary mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, is currently the only means to prevent dengue outbreaks. Traditional models of Ae. aegypti assume that population dynamics are regulated by density-dependent larval compe...