A new study, jointly led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon, has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding for a key enzyme, ...

Fighting mosquito-borne diseases often feels like a race against time. Pesticides keep the insects in check, but they often stop working once the bugs evolve to become resistant to the chemicals. Now, ...

One of the central pillars of malaria control efforts in Africa is the use of bed nets that contain an insecticide; pyrethroids have become the backbone of mosquito net programs worldwide. However, ...

The mosquito resistance study was conducted in the northwestern section of Colombia, an area that the researchers describe as having “eco-epidemiological conditions that facilitate the persistence of ...

Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that carries yellow fever, dengue and the Zika virus, is considered one of the world’s deadliest creatures. Now, it may be becoming a bit more dangerous. In a new study ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 2, 2023) A study published in Pest Management Science finds resistance to insecticides like pyrethroids are challenging attempts to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti (Ae.

Funding: This work was funded by the World Health Organisation, APW202903809 The funder of the study had a role in the development of the protocol, the wording and development of the review questions, ...