ReviewInsects2017
Biological Control Strategies for Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses.
Review in Insects, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 159 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of natural predators, microbial bioinsecticides, and plant-based bioinsecticides to reduce mosquito-borne disease burden: a systematic review.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Pooled it
- West Nile virus: epidemiology, prevention, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and open research questions.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Biogenic nanomaterials: A green strategy for sustainable vector-borne disease management.Pest management science · 2026Review
- Aquatic predators as complementary tools for mosquito vector control: current evidence, ecological considerations, and future directions.Parasites & vectors · 2026Review
- The Burden of Chikungunya in India: An Overview of Clinical, Epidemiological, and Public Health Challenges.Cureus · 2026Review
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- Detection of novelFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- The Diversity of Bacterial Symbionts in Major Agricultural Lepidopteran Pests in Australia.International journal of microbiology · 2026Article
- Growth and development of two predator species fed a diet of genetically engineered mosquitoes.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Innovative approaches to vector control: integrating genomic, biological, and chemical strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
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- Schmallenberg virus epidemiology and regional control strategies: diagnostics, vaccines, and vector management.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Review
- Innovative sterile male release strategies for Aedes mosquito control: progress and challenges in integrating evidence of mosquito population suppression with epidemiological impact.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2024Review
- Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Resistance Status of InvasiveJournal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2024Article
- Assessing agricultural practices and insecticides resistance for effective malaria vector control in northwestern Iran.Tropical medicine and health · 2024Article
- 16S rRNA metabarcoding for the identification of tick-borne bacteria in ticks in the Republic of Korea.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Intra-Phenotypic and -Genotypic Variations ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquitoOpen biology · 2024Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Historically, biological control utilizes predatory species and pathogenic microorganisms to reduce the population of mosquitoes as disease vectors. This is particularly important for the control of mosquito-borne arboviruses, which normally do not have specific antiviral therapies available. Although development of resistance is likely, the advantages of biological control are that the resources used are typically biodegradable and ecologically friendly. Over the past decade, the advancement of molecular biology has enabled optimization by the manipulation of genetic materials associated with biological control agents. Two significant advancements are the discovery of cytoplasmic incompatibility induced by Wolbachia bacteria, which has enhanced replacement programs, and the introduction of dominant lethal genes into local mosquito populations through the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. As various arboviruses continue to be significant public health threats, biological control strategies have evolved to be more diverse and become critical tools to reduce the disease burden of arboviruses.
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