The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes

A habitat manipulation experiment that removed the flowering branches of highly attractive Prosopis juliflora from villages in Mali

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 July 2017
Country:
Mali
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Muller, G.C., Junnila, A, Traore, NM.M., Traore, S.F.

Abstract

A neglected aspect of alien invasive plant species is their influence on mosquito vector ecology and malaria transmission. Invasive plants that are highly attractive to Anopheles mosquitoes provide them with sugar that is critical to their survival. The effect on Anopheles mosquito populations was examined through a habitat manipulation experiment that removed the flowering branches of highly attractive Prosopis juliflora from selected villages in Mali, West Africa.

Citation

Muller, G.C., Junnila, A., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Doumbia, S., Sissoko, F. Dembele, S.M., Schlein, Y., Arheart, K.L., Revay, E.E., Kravchenko, V.D., Witt, A. and Beier, J.C. (2017) The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes: a habitat manipulation experiment. Malaria Journal 16(237), 9 pp.

The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes: a habitat manipulation experiment

Published 1 July 2017
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