Sfoglia per Soggetto "mosquito"

Aedes aegypti lines for combined sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique applications: the importance of host genomic background

Carvalho D.O., Torres-Monzon J.A., Koskinioti P., Dilrukshi Wijegunawardana N.D.A., Liang X., Pillwax G., Xi Z., Bourtzis K. (2020)

Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae), being the primary vector of pathogenic arboviruses, is a target for the development of novel genetic approaches to complement current conventional vector control strategies such as ...

Assessment of selected larvicides for the control of Culex pipiens biotype pipiens and Culex pipiens biotype molestus under laboratory and semi-field conditions

Rumbos C.I., Athanassiou C.G. (2020)

BACKGROUND: The insecticidal efficacy of selected mosquito larvicides [teflubenzuron, S-methoprene, diflubenzuron, temephos, Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)], applied alone or ...

A case for systematic quality management in mosquito control programmes in Europe

Michaelakis A., Balestrino F., Becker N., Bellini R., Caputo B., della Torre A., Figuerola J., L’ambert G., Petric D., Robert V., Roiz D., Saratsis A., Sousa C.A., Wint W.G.R., Papadopoulos N.T. (2021)

The recent spread of invasive mosquito species, such as Aedes albopictus and the seasonal sporadic transmission of autochthonous cases of arboviral diseases (e.g., dengue, chikungunya, Zika) in temperate areas, such as ...

Economic appraisal of the public control and prevention strategy against the 2010 West Nile Virus outbreak in Central Macedonia, Greece

Kolimenakis A., Bithas K., Richardson C., Latinopoulos D., Baka A., Vakali A., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mourelatos S., Kalaitzopoulou S., Gewehr S., Michaelakis A., Koliopoulos G. (2016)

Objectives: The aim of the present paper is to evaluate the economic efficiency of the public control and prevention strategies to tackle the 2010 West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak in the Region of Central Macedonia, Greece. ...

Effect of the combined application of microencapsulated synthetic oviposition pheromone (MSP) with different larvicidal agents on the oviposition of Culex pipiens biotype molestus

Michaelakis A., Papachristos D.P., Rumbos C.I., Athanassiou C.G. (2018)

BACKGROUND: Attract-and-kill strategies, in which a behavior-modifying stimulus (e.g. a pheromone) is integrated with a pest control agent, have lately attracted increased interest for mosquito control. Previously, it was ...

Efficacy of polydimethylsiloxane against Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Nikolaidou A.J., Ioannou C.S., Papadopoulos N.T., Athanassiou C.G. (2021)

We evaluated, under controlled laboratory conditions, the insecticidal activity of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for the control of the house mosquito, Culex pipiens. In a first series of bioassays, we tested the residual ...

Essential oil-in-water microemulsions for topical application: structural study, cytotoxic effect and insect repelling activity

Chatzidaki M.D., Demisli S., Zingkou E., Liggri P.G.V., Papachristos D.P., Balatsos G., Karras V., Nallet F., Michaelakis A., Sotiropoulou G., Zographos S.E., Papadimitriou V. (2022)

Essential oils (EOs) extracted from aromatic plants have been well recognized for their insect repellent properties. Although EOs are effective when freshly applied, their protective effect usually dissipates quickly due ...

European union SHIPSAN ACT Joint action publishes interim guidance on maritime transport and Zika virus disease

Mouchtouri V.A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)

[No abstract available]

Genetic sexing strains for the population suppression of the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti: Aedes aegypti genetic sexing strains

Koskinioti P., Augustinos A.A., Carvalho D.O., Misbah-Ul-Haq M., Pillwax G., De La Fuente L.D., Salvador-Herranz G., Herrero R.A., Bourtzis K. (2021)

Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of arthropod-borne viruses including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Vector population control methods are reviving to impede disease transmission. An efficient sex separation for male-only ...

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about the prevention of mosquito bites and Zika virus disease in pregnant women in Greece

Mouchtouri V.A., Papagiannis D., Katsioulis A., Rachiotis G., Dafopoulos K., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2017)

A survey among 573 pregnant women in Greece was conducted through self-completion of a questionnaire in July 2016. Traveling abroad the last six months was declared by 10.5% and 13.0% of pregnant women and their male sex ...

Records of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera; Culicidae) and Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera; Culicidae) Expansion in Areas in Mainland Greece and Islands

Patsoula E., Beleri S., Vakali A., Pervanidou D., Tegos N., Nearchou A., Daskalakis D., Mourelatos S., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2017)

Annual entomological surveillance programs aiming to monitor mosquito populations and record presence and absence of mosquito species have been performed in Greece. We report, in this study, new records and expansion of ...

Reemergence of west nile virus infections in Southern Greece, 2017

Mavrouli M., Vrioni G., Kapsimali V., Tsiamis C., Mavroulis S., Pervanidou D., Billinis C., Hadjichristodoulou C., Tsakris A. (2019)

Greece experienced the largest European West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in 2010 since the 1996 Romania epidemic. West Nile virus reemerged in southern Greece during 2017, after a 2-year hiatus of recorded human cases, and ...

Seasonal phenological patterns and flavivirus vectorial capacity of medically important mosquito species in a wetland and an urban area of Attica, Greece

Beleri S., Balatsos G., Karras V., Tegos N., Sereti F., Rachiotis G., Hadjichristodoulou C., Papadopoulos N., Papachristos D., Michaelakis A., Patsoula E. (2021)

Seasonal patterns of mosquito population density and their vectorial capacity constitute major elements to understand the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. Using adult mosquito traps, we compared the population ...

West Nile Virus Circulation in Mosquitoes in Greece (2010-2013)

Patsoula E., Vakali A., Balatsos G., Pervanidou D., Beleri S., Tegos N., Baka A., Spanakos G., Georgakopoulou T., Tserkezou P., Van Bortel W., Zeller H., Menounos P., Kremastinou J., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)

Background of the Study. Following a large West Nile virus (WNV) epidemic in Northern Greece in 2010, an active mosquito surveillance system was implemented, for a 3-year period (2011, 2012, and 2013). Description of the ...

West Nile Virus State of the Art Report of MALWEST Project

Marka, A.; Diamantidis, A.; Papa, A.; Valiakos, G.; Chaintoutis, S. C.; Doukas, D.; Tserkezou, P.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Patsoula, E.; Badieritakis, E.; Baka, A.; Tseroni, M.; Pervanidou, D.; Papadopoulos, N. T.; Koliopoulos, G.; Tontis, D.; Dovas, C. I.; Billinis, C.; Tsakris, A.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Project, Malwest (2013)

During the last three years Greece is experiencing the emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics. Within this framework, an integrated surveillance and control programme (MALWEST project) with thirteen associate partners ...