Anopheles culicifacies, the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka, is known to breed in clean and clear water. However, recent findings have confirmed breeding in waste water containing drains. However, no study has been ...

Renowned as the world's fastest growing vector borne disease, dengue has become one of the major health issues in Sri Lanka leading to an alarming concern due to recent outbreaks throughout the country. Despite the immense ...

There is an increasing demand for exploration of the potential for applying the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in area-wide integrated vector management (AW-IVM) in many countries. However, because female mosquitoes, ...

Dengue is an important mosquito-borne vector-borne disease in Sri Lanka with 37,000 reported annual cases during the last five years. The second highest prevalence of dengue was observed in the Gampaha District in the ...