Mosquito & Vector News
Traps baited with dry ice outperform cloth drags for capturing ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in 3 widely separated geographic regions
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Wheeler, CA., et al. 2026. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026, tjaf183, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf183 Abstract Surveillance is crucial for monitoring tick…
Systematic review of Aedes aegypti control trials suggests publication bias related to author disclosure of conflicts of interest
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Abdi AA, et al. (2026) PLoS Negl Trop Dis 20(1): e0013914. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pntd.0013914 Author summary: Many studies evaluate Aedes aegypti mosquito vector control approaches,…
Metagenomic Surveillance of Blood-Fed Mosquitoes for Assessing Zoonotic Risk in Managed Animal Settings
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Thakur, M., et al. 2026. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1177/15303667261417424 Abstract. Background: Vector-borne zoonotic diseases remain a major global public health…