Adaptations to haematophagy: Investigations on how male and female Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) deal with human complement activation after a blood meal.

Culex quinquefasciatus is a mosquito species with an anthropophilic habit, often associated with areas with poor sanitation in tropical and urban regions. Adult males and females feed on sugars but only females feed on blood in natural conditions for egg maturation. During haematophagy, female C.

The gut anti-complement activity of Aedes aegypti: Investigating new ways to control the major human arboviruses vector in the Americas.

Aedes aegypti is the main urban vector of dengue virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus due to its great dispersal capacity and virus susceptibility. A. aegypti feed on plant-derived sugars but females need a blood meal for egg maturation.