Advances in research on vector insects

Author of the article:WANG Yan-Hong1 ZHENG Ai-Hua1 LIU Qi-Yong2 KANG Le1 ZOU Zhen1**

Author's Workplace：1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 102206, China

Key Words：vector insects, vector disease, mosquitoes, genomics, pathogens

Abstract：Vector insects are typically blood-sucking pests, including mosquitoes, ticks, kissing bugs, fleas, midges, and sandflies. These insects can transmit a variety of infectious disease pathogens including, malaria, dengue fever, Kikonkenia fever and Zika fever that seriously endanger human health. The integrated control of vector insects is an important way of controlling such infectious diseases. This paper summarizes new methods, theories and other progress in this field over the past five years both home and abroad, and compares differences in the study of vector insects in China with that in other countries. We also discuss the strategic demands and key directions for future research on vector insects.