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...n Iquitos to explore how deforestation affects the mosquito transmission of Venezuelan equine encephalitis. In hopes of establishing a mosquito colony in the laboratory, he goes in search of mosquitoes and larvae in the canopy where they live, ...Scientists reveal molecular secrets of the malaria parasite
...ssures" in the stages of their lifecycles in their mosquito vectors and in their mammalian hosts. Malariaparasites undergo three stages in their mosquito vectors, three stagesin their vertebrate hosts and a sexual development stage during whichthe parasi...Spider Venom Could Yield Eco-Friendly Insecticides
...toes). "One could envision specifically targeting mosquito larvae that carry human diseases such as West Nile or malaria, while leaving other insects and vertebrates unharmed," says King. ...Ancient olfaction protein is shared by many bugs, offering new pest control target
..., the malaria mosquito. When the medfly, moth, and mosquito versions (or "orthologues") of Or83b were expressed in fruit flies that were missing their own version of the gene, the flies' sense of smell was restored, arguing not only that the gene's sequence has been conserved over 250 million years of evoluti...