Mosquito & Vector News
Study Validates More Trap Options to Detect New World Screwworm Flies
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee A. Porterfield. Entomol. Today. July 2026. <https://entomologytoday.org/2026/07/21/study-validates-more-trap-options-detect-new-world-screwworm-flies/> As New World screwworm flies (Cochliomyia hominivorax, male pinned specimen shown here) spread northward again, researchers say…
New World Screwworm: Entomologist Q&A Separates Fact From Fear (podcast)
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee https://entomologytoday.org/2026/07/15/new-world-screwworm-separating-fact-from-fear-podcast/ Medical and veterinary entomologist Edwin Burgess, Ph.D., answers questions on the basics of the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), efforts to re-eradicate it…
The cost-effectiveness of Wolbachia-based biocontrol interventions for dengue: A scoping review of the available evidence
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee HC Turner, et al. 2026. June 1, 2026. PLoS Neg. Trop. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014395 Author summary Dengue poses a growing global health threat, with nearly…