The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the vector for transmitting diseases that represent a recurring public health problem. Different educational campaigns and activities have been developed prevention control, such as production of games. This paper presents final result conception, design, construction validation “Dengueside Survival”, serious board game fight against in cooperative perspective. Den...

Mosquitoes represent the major arthropod vectors of human disease worldwide transmitting malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and arboviruses such as dengue virus and Zika virus. Unfortunately, no treatment (in the form of vaccines or drugs) is available for most of these diseases andvectorcontrolisstillthemainformofprevention. Thelimitationsoftraditionalinsecticide-based strategies, particularly the ...

Efforts to improve water quality increasingly rely on structural stormwater best management practices (BMPs) to remove pollutants from urban runoff. These structures can unintentionally produce mosquitoes and may play a role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. A questionnaire was distributed to over 300 stormwater and mosquito control agencies in the United States to assess the prevalence...

Faced with reduced operating expenses, mosquito control agencies must be able to assess cost-effectiveness of various control techniques using practical and simple procedures. Previous economic literature on this subject is sparse, controversial, and not routinely applicable. This paper proposes and tests methodologies for comparing costs of temporary and permanent control strategies utilizing ...