Christopher Holmes

Sep 25, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Shyh-Chi Chen |Christopher Holmes |Oluwaseun Ajayi |Grace Goodhart

AbstractMosquito-borne diseases have caused more than one million deaths each year. There is an urgent need to develop an effective way to reduce mosquito-host interaction to mitigate disease transmission. Sugar diets have long been linked to abnormal physiology in animals, making them potential candidates for mosquito control. Here, we show the impact of sugar diets on humidity preference and survival in Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens.

Jun 2, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Christopher Holmes |Souvik Chakraborty |Oluwaseun Ajayi |Melissa R. Unran

AbstractSurvival through periods of drought is critical for mosquitoes to reside in semi-arid regions with humans, but water sources may be limited. Previous studies have shown that dehydrated mosquitoes will increase blood feeding propensity, but how this would occur over extended dry periods is unknown.

Aug 31, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Christopher Holmes

Book Review J. D. Kim, Constructing a Mediating Theology: Affirming the Impassibility and the Passibility of the Triune God. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022, xi + 205pp. $30.00 First published: 30 August 2023 No abstract is available for this article.