Medical entomology for students.

Cover; Medical Entomology for Students: FIFTH EDITION; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the fifth edition; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae); 1.1 External morphology; 1.1.1 Mouthparts and salivary glands; 1.2 Life cycle; 1.2.1 Blood-feeding and the gonotrophic cycle; 1.2.2 Oviposition and biology of the eggs; 1.2.3 Larval biology; 1.2.4 Larval habitats; 1.2.5 Pupal biology; 1.2.6 Adult biology and behaviour. 1.3 Classification of mosquitoes1.3.1 Subfamily Toxorhynchitinae; 1.3.2 Subfamily Anophelinae; Anopheline eggs; Anopheline larvae; Anopheline pupae; Anopheline adults; 1.3.3 Subfamily Culicinae; Culicine eggs; Culicine larvae; Culicine pupae; Culicine adults; 1.4 Medical importance; 1.5 Mosquito control; 1.5.1 Control directed at the immature stages; Biological control; Genetic control; Physical control; Chemical control; Insect growth regulators (IGRs); Integrated control; 1.5.2 Control directed at adults; Personal protection; Aerosols, mists and fogs; Indoor residual spraying (IRS). Further reading2 Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae); 2.1 External morphology; 2.2 Life cycle; 2.2.1 Adult biology and behaviour; 2.3 Medical importance; 2.3.1 Biting nuisance; 2.3.2 Malaria; 2.3.3 Important malaria vectors; (1) Sub-Saharan Africa; (2) Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; (3) Indian subcontinent; (4) Southeast Asia; (5) Mexico and Central America; (6) South America; (7) Australasia; 2.3.4 Filariasis; Filarial development in mosquitoes; 2.3.5 Arboviruses; 2.4 Control; 2.4.1 Larval control; 2.4.2 Adult control; Indoor residual spraying (IRS). Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs)2.4.3 Malaria control and malaria eradication; Further reading; 3 Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae); 3.1 Culex mosquitoes; 3.1.1 Distribution; 3.1.2 Eggs; 3.1.3 Larvae; 3.1.4 Adults; 3.1.5 Biology; 3.2 Aedes mosquitoes; 3.2.1 Distribution; 3.2.2 Eggs; 3.2.3 Larvae; 3.2.4 Adults; 3.2.5 Biology; 3.3 Haemagogus mosquitoes; 3.3.1 Distribution; 3.3.2 Eggs; 3.3.3 Larvae; 3.3.4 Adults; 3.3.5 Biology; 3.4 Sabethes mosquitoes; 3.4.1 Distribution; 3.4.2 Eggs; 3.4.3 Larvae; 3.4.4 Adults; 3.4.5 Biology; 3.5 Mansonia mosquitoes; 3.5.1 Distribution; 3.5.2 Eggs; 3.5.3 Larvae. 3.5.4 Adults3.5.5 Biology; 3.6 Coquillettidia mosquitoes; 3.7 Psorophora mosquitoes; 3.8 Medical importance; 3.8.1 Biting nuisance; 3.8.2 Arboviruses; 3.8.3 Yellow fever (Flavivirus); Africa; Americas; 3.8.4 Dengue (Flavivirus); 3.8.5 West Nile virus (WNV) (Flavivirus); 3.8.6 Japanese encephalitis (JE) (Flavivirus); 3.8.7 Other arboviruses; Chikungunya (CHIK) (Alphavirus); St Louis encephalitis (SLE) (Flavivirus); Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) (Alphavirus); Western equine encephalitis (WEE) (Alphavirus); Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) (Alphavirus); 3.8.8 Filariasis.

Updated edition of this popular textbook, covering recognition, biology, ecology and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health.