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Vector Biology, Ecology and Control

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Peter W. Atkinson

    1. Dept. Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Inst. Integrative Genome Biology & Center for Disease Vector Control, Riverside, USA

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  • Brings together papers on vector ecology, molecular biology as applied to mosquito vector control, and mosquito biological control together in one volume
  • Covers control of mosquitoes and other vectors in California and from elsewhere around the world
  • Centres around the achievements of one individual (and his students and colleagues) who has worked in this field of research for more than 50 years which is a highly unusual achievement in any discipline
  • Deals with successful approaches using strategies which are environmentally friendly, which is becoming of increasing importance and so will be useful as a guide to future strategies employed by emerging vector ecologists

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Global Perspectives on Vector-Borne Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Role of Global Climate Patterns in the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Vector-Borne Disease

      • Kenneth J. Linthicum, Assaf Anyamba, Jean-Paul Chretien, Jennifer Small, Compton J. Tucker, Seth C. Britch
      Pages 3-13

    3. The DDT Story: Environmentalism Over Rights to Health and Life

      • Donald R. Roberts
      Pages 15-25

    4. Vector-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century: Counting Up or Counting Down?

      • Anthony A. James
      Pages 27-35

  3. Emerging and Invasive Vector-Borne Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. The Global Threat of Emergent/Re-emergent Vector-Borne Diseases

      • Duane J. Gubler
      Pages 39-62

    3. The Need for Synergy and Value Creation in Contemporary Vector Research and Control

      • Bart G.J. Knols, Ingeborg van Schayk
      Pages 63-79

    4. “Dramas” Down-Under: Changes and Challenges in Australia

      • Richard C. Russell
      Pages 81-96

  4. Arboviruses and Their Control in the Field

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Novel Strategies to Control Aedes aegypti and Dengue

      • Barry Beaty, Scott Bernhardt, William Black, Carol Blair, Lars Eisen, Darwin Elizondo-Quiroga et al.
      Pages 99-111

    3. Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Thailand: Current Incidence and Vector Management

      • Apiwat Tawatsin, Usavadee Thavara
      Pages 113-125

    4. Using “Mulla’s Formula” to Estimate Percent Control

      • William K. Reisen
      Pages 127-137

    5. Longitudinal Field Studies Will Guide a Paradigm Shift in Dengue Prevention

      • Thomas W. Scott, Amy C. Morrison
      Pages 139-161

    6. Recombinant Bacterial Larvicides for Control of Important Mosquito Vectors of Disease

      • Brian A. Federici
      Pages 163-176

  5. Pest Management and Outreach in Disease Endemic Regions and in the United States: Practical, Novel and Attainable Strategies for Vector Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Current Prospects for the Control of the Vectors of Malaria and Filariasis

      • Christopher F. Curtis
      Pages 179-190

    3. Unraveling a Complex Transmission Cycle: Implications for Control

      • Laura D. Kramer, A. Marm Kilpatrick
      Pages 191-202

    4. Sustainable Mosquito Control in California: A Template for the World

      • David Brown
      Pages 203-207

    5. The Rhine Larviciding Program and Its Application to Vector Control

      • Norbert Becker
      Pages 209-219
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About this book

Mir S. Mulla joined the faculty of the Entomology Department at the University of California, Riverside in 1956, only two years after the Riverside campus was established as an independent campus within the University of California system. Prior to his appointment, Mir received his B.S. from Cornell University and then moved to the University of California, Berkeley to pursue his graduate studies. His Ph.D. from Berkeley, awarded in 1955, completed his formal American education which was the purpose of his immigration from his native Kandahar in Afghanistan. In his over 50 years at Riverside, Mir has made an incalculable impact on vector biology both within the United States and in developing countries throughout the world. Within Southern California, Mir’s basic and applied research led to the rapid and sustainable control of mosquitoes and eye gnats in the Coachella Valley and so directly enabled this region to grow to the thriving, large community it is today. In 2006 his efforts in facilitating the development of the low desert of southern California were recognized through the dedication of the Mir S. Mulla Biological Control Facility by the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District. His success has been so profound that it remains somewhat cryptic to the many who now reside in, visit, and enjoy, this region of California, oblivious to the insect problems that severely restrained development until Mir and his students ?rst applied their expertise many decades ago.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Inst. Integrative Genome Biology & Center for Disease Vector Control, Riverside, USA

    Peter W. Atkinson

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