Human probing behavior of Aedes aegypti when infected with a life-shortening strain of Wolbachia.

• Main Authors: Luciano A Moreira (Author), Emad Saig (Author), Andrew P Turley (Author), José M C Ribeiro (Author), Scott L O'Neill (Author), Elizabeth A McGraw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mosquitoes are vectors of many serious pathogens in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Current control strategies almost entirely rely upon insecticides, which increasingly face the problems of high cost, increasing mosquito resistance and negative effects on non-target organisms. Alternative stra...