Thomas Kröber

TL;DR: This case represents the first documented instance of a specific A. gambiae OBP–ligand pairing combination, demonstrates the significance of OBPs in odor recognition, and can be expanded to the identification of other ligands for OBPs of Anopheles and other medically important insects.

TL;DR: A standard and easily automated feeding assay has been developed for the tick Ixodes ricinus that involves feeding on blood through a membrane that mimics the elasticity of skin and permits investigations on the role of tick endosymbionts on tick survival, the identification of potential vaccine candidates and drugs, and the application of genomic tools in vitro.

TL;DR: The mechanism of ixodid tick repellency by gum haggar, a resin produced by Commiphora holtziana, was investigated, and the potential for its development as a general acarine repellent for use in animal husbandry systems is demonstrated.

TL;DR: In this paper an in vitro feeding system is described where the European tick Ixodes ricinus L. feeds on blood through a cellulose rayon-reinforced silicone membrane, showing highly reproducible acaricide effects within 5-7 days.

TL;DR: Field trials designed to standardize tools for the control of Glossina tachinoides, G. palpalis gambiensis and G. morsitans submorsitans in West Africa show that targets can be used as practical devices for population suppression of the three species studied.