OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of environmental characteristics of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Bashagard county, a malarious area in southeast of Iran. METHODS Larvae were collected monthly using the standard dipping method and identified using a morphological-based key. Environmental characteristics of the larval habitats were recorded. Water...

Genetic modification has not only been applied in bacteria but also in animals. Transgenic mice, sheep, dogs, zebra fish, flies and silkworms have appeared in laboratories, as have transgenic mosquitoes. Anopheline mosquitoes that transmit malaria have been targeted for the insertion of transgenes to reduce their ability to spread disease [1]. Some laboratories, including ours, have succeeded i...

The microplate method of an ELISA was modified for identification of human blood meals from 5,325 engorged mosquitoes belonging to 12 species of Anopheles captured in 19 provinces of Iran. Four hundred and four (7.5%) specimens reacted with the ELISA anti-human alkaline phosphatase conjugate. The human blood index in nine species of Anopheles varied from 3.6 to 23.7%. The results of this field ...

BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae Giles is the most important vector of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the factors that influence its daily oviposition pattern is crucial if field interventions targeting gravid females are to be successful. This laboratory study investigated the effect of oviposition substrate and time of blood feeding on daily oviposition patterns of An. gambiae...