Heat Erodes Wolbachia Shield Against Dengue in Mosquitoes, Study Finds
A Vietnamese laboratory study using blood from dengue patients shows that rearing wMel-infected Aedes aegypti at higher temperatures reduces Wolbachia ...
Tag: vector competence
Mosquito ancestry shapes chikungunya and dengue risk across the Mediterranean
A new study shows that the chaotic colonization history and genetic ancestry of Aedes albopictus populations in the Mediterranean significantly ...
Bleach and DNA-Zap emerge as best ways to clean ticks before microbiome sequencing
A controlled mock-community study shows that bleach and DNA/RNA Zap outperform ethanol at removing surface bacteria from Ixodes ricinus ticks ...
City Life Reshapes the Microbes Inside Thailand’s Brown Dog Ticks
A study of 131 brown dog ticks across five Thai provinces shows that geography, urban versus rural habitat, and blood-feeding ...
Heat Waves Turn Whiteflies Into Better Virus Vessels via a Single Stress Switch
A new study shows that heat shock factor in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci binds directly to the tomato yellow leaf ...
Larval Insecticide Exposure and Warmer Temperatures Reshape West Nile Virus Risk from Culex Mosquitoes
A new study finds that sublethal permethrin exposure during the larval stage interacts with elevated adult temperature to increase West ...
Invasive Asian Malaria Mosquito Proves as Susceptible to African Parasites as Native Vectors
A paired membrane feeding study in Metehara, Ethiopia, shows the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi is as permissive to local Plasmodium ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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