Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control.

Methods: Apartments were selected in a dengue-endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult Aedes mosquitoes. NS1 dengue antigen kit was used to detect dengue antigen in mosquitoes, and positive mosquitoes were serotyped using real-time RT-PCR.

Modified technique of Wolbachia removal from Malaysian Aedes albopictus.

Objective: To develop an artificial and modified Wolbachia removal technique using tetracycline from naturally Wolbachia infected Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus) so as to be able to produce generations of Wolbachia free offsprings.

Methods: In this study, seven different tetracycline treatment methods were conducted to obtain the best removal method.