1. Costa-da-Silva AL, Zhou J, Frederiksen A, Palacios RC, Fernandez CR, Gonzalez M, Pravia D, Miao L, Dye-Braumuller K, Fridriksson SE, Frick E, Li H, Gunter SM, DeGennaro M, Nolan, MS. 2026. AeEggCounter: A computer vision tool for high-throughput screening of Aedes eggs from ovitrap field samples. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. Sep 14; 42(3):189–205. doi: 10.2987/26-7298

2. Marrero KM, Castillo JS, Lucas-Barbosa D, Bellantuono AJ, Marrero MA, Cid D, Costa-da-Silva AL, Verhulst NO, DeGennaro M. 2026. Individual humans are more attractive to certain mosquito species. iScience. Jul 31;29(8):117006. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117006

3. Silva FAA, Scomparim G, Costa GCA, Manzato VM, Torquato RJS, Costa-da-Silva AL, Lemos FJA, Tanaka AS. 2026. A novel Kazal-type protease inhibitor from Aedes aegypti effective for NS2B-NS3 protease from the Zika virus and subtilases. Arch Biochem Biophys. Jun 20;783:110908. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2026.110908

4. Gupta S, Sharma R, Williams AE, Sanchez-Vargas I, Rose NH, Zhang C, Crosbie-Villaseca A, Kyza-Karavioti M, Zhu Z, Dayama G, Gloria-Soria A, Brackney DE, Manning J, Wheeler SS, Caranci A, Reyes T, Sylla M, Badolo A, Akorli J, Aribodor OB, Ayala D, Liu WL, Chen CH, Vasquez C, Acosta CG, Ponlawat A, Magalhaes T, Carter BH, Wesson DM, Surin D, Younger MA, Costa-da-Silva AL, DeGennaro M, Bergman A, Lambrechts L, McBride CS, Olson KE, Calvo E, Lau NC. 2026. Small RNA genomics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes discovers infectious viruses that trigger an RNA interference response. Nat Commun. Apr 23;17(1):3658. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71964-1

5. Jibowu M, Vigilant M, Costa-da-Silva AL, Nelson A, Essigmann HT, Brown EL, Gunter SM. 2025. Spatial and seasonal dynamics of mosquito species in Harris County, Texas, highlight risk of arbovirus introduction and transmission. Sci Rep. Mar 25;15(1):10330. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-92175-6

6. Costa-da-Silva AL, Dye-Braumuller KC, Wagner-Coello HU, Li H, Johnson-Carson D, Gunter SM, Nolan MS, DeGennaro M. 2024. Landscape and meteorological variables associated with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito infestation in two southeastern USA coastal cities. J Vector Ecol. Dec;50(1):28-38. doi: 10.52707/1081-1710-50.1-28

7. David OG, Arce AV, Costa-da-Silva AL, Bellantuono AJ, DeGennaro M. 2024. Fertility decline in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes is associated with reduced maternal transcript deposition and does not depend on female age. J Med Entomol. Jul 12;61(4):1064-1070. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjae058

8. Ortega-Insaurralde I, Latorre-Estivalis JM, Costa-da-Silva AL, Cano A, Insausti TC, Morales HS, Pontes G, de Astrada MB, Ons S, DeGennaro M, Barrozo RB. 2024. The pharyngeal taste organ of a blood-feeding insect functions in food recognition. BMC Biol. Mar 13;22(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-01861-w

9. Costa-da-Silva AL, Cabal S, Lopez K, Boloix J, Rodriguez BG, Marrero KM, Bellantuono AJ, DeGennaro M. 2024. Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use communal cues to manage population density at breeding sites. Commun Biol. Jan 31;7(1):143. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05830-5

10. Moura AS, Costa-da-Silva AL, Peixoto PS, Maciel C, Cardoso AF. 2023. Vitellogenin genes are transcribed in Culex quinquefasciatus ovary. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. Jul 17;118:e220143. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760220143

11. David OG, Sanchez KM, Arce AV, Costa-da-Silva AL, Bellantuono AJ, DeGennaro M. 2023. Fertility decline in female mosquitoes is regulated by the orco olfactory co-receptor. iScience. May 13;26(6):106883. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106883

12. Lucas-Barbosa D, Balvers C, Bellantuono, AJ, Castillo J, Costa-da-Silva AL, De Moraes CM, DeGennaro M, Verhulst NO. 2023. Competition matters: using in vitro community models to study the impact of human skin bacteria on mosquito attraction. Front  Ecol  Evol. May 25; 11:1156311. doi:  10.3389/fevo.2023.1156311

13. Carvalho DO*, Costa-da-Silva AL*, Petersen V, de Souza MS, Ioshino RS, Marques ICS, Franz AWE, Olson KE, James AA, Capurro ML. 2023. Transgene-induced cell death following dengue-2 virus infection in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep. Apr 12;13(1):5958. (*both authors contributed equally). doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32895-9

14. Almeida LS, Nishiyama-Jr MY, Pedroso A, Costa-da-Silva AL, Ioshino RS, Capurro ML, Suesdek L. 2023. Transcriptome profiling and Calreticulin expression in Zika virus -infected Aedes aegypti. Infect Genet Evol. Jan;107:105390.  doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105390

15. Cunha MDP, Ioshino RS, Costa-da-Silva AL, Petersen V, Capurro ML, Zanotto PMA. 2020. A Metagenomic Approach Identified a Novel Phasi Charoen-Like Virus Coinfecting a Chikungunya Virus-Infected Aedes aegypti Mosquito in Brazil. Microbiol Resour Announc. Jul 30;9(31):e01572-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01572-19

16. Melo N, Wolff GH, Costa-da-Silva AL, Arribas R, Triana MF, Gugger M, Riffell JA, DeGennaro M, Stensmyr MC. 2020. Geosmin Attracts Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes to Oviposition Sites. Curr Biol. Jan 6;30(1):127-134.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.002

17. Oliveira FAA, Buri MV, Rodriguez BL, Costa-da-Silva AL, Araújo HRC, Capurro ML, Lu S, Tanaka AS. 2020. The first characterization of a cystatin and a cathepsin L-like peptidase from Aedes aegypti and their possible role in DENV infection by the modulation of apoptosis. Int J Biol Macromol. Mar 1;146:141-149.  

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18. Evans BR, Kotsakiozi P, Costa-da-Silva AL, Ioshino RS, Garziera L, Pedrosa MC, Malavasi A, Virginio JF, Capurro ML, Powell JR. 2019. Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population. Sci Rep. Sep10;9(1):13047. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49660-6

19. Ioshino RS, Carvalho DO, Marques ICS, Fernandes ES, Capurro ML, Costa-da-Silva AL. 2018. Oviplate: A Convenient and Space-Saving Method to Perform Individual Oviposition Assays in Aedes aegypti. Insects. Aug 15;9(3). doi: 10.3390/insects9030103

20. Carvalho DO, Chuffi S, Ioshino RS, Marques ICS, Fini R, Costa MK, Araújo HRC, Costa-da-Silva AL, Kojin BB, Capurro ML. 2018. Mosquito pornoscopy: Observation and interruption of Aedes aegypti copulation to determine female polyandric event and mixed progeny. PLoS One. Mar 8;13(3):e0193164.  doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193164

21.  Soares TS, Rodriguez Gonzalez BL, Torquato RJS, Lemos FJA, Costa-da-Silva AL, Capurro Guimarães ML, Tanaka AS. 2018. Functional characterization of a serine protease inhibitor modulated in the infection of the Aedes aegypti with dengue virus. Biochimie. Jan;144:160-168. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.11.005

22. Costa-da-Silva AL, Ioshino RS, Petersen V, Lima AF, Cunha MDP, Wiley MR, Ladner JT, Prieto K, Palacios G, Costa DD, Suesdek L, Zanotto PMA, Capurro ML. 2017. First report of naturally infected Aedes aegypti with chikungunya virus genotype ECSA in the Americas. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14;11(6):e0005630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005630

23. Costa-da-Silva AL, Ioshino RS, Araújo HR, Kojin BB, Zanotto PM, Oliveira DB, Melo SR, Durigon EL, Capurro ML. 2017. Laboratory strains of Aedes aegypti are competent to Brazilian Zika virus. PLoS One. 2017. 10;12(2):e0171951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171951

24. Filho NAC, Oliveira PA, Oliveira FC, Pappen FG, Aguiar CLG, Costa-da-Silva AL, Farias NAR. 2017. PCR-based identification of Neospora caninum in the umbilical cord of a newborn calf in Brazil. Ciência Rural. 47(7):01-06. doi: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20160876

25. Kojin BB, Costa-da-Silva AL, Maciel C, Henriques DA, Carvalho DO, Martin K, Marinotti O, James AA, Bonaldo MC, Capurro ML. 2016. Endogenously-expressed NH2-terminus of circumsporozoite protein interferes with sporozoite invasion of mosquito salivary glands. Malar J. 15(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1207-8

26. Araujo HRC, Carvalho DO, Ioshino RS, Costa-da-Silva AL, Capurro, ML. 2015. Aedes aegypti Control Strategies in Brazil: Incorporation of New Technologies to Overcome the Persistence of Dengue Epidemics. Insects. 6(2):576-594. doi: 10.3390/insects6020576

27. Araujo RV, Albertini MR, Costa-da-Silva AL, Suesdek L, Franceschi NC, Bastos NM, Katz G, Cardoso VA, Castro BC, Capurro ML, Allegro VL. 2015. Sao Paulo urban heat islands have a higher incidence of dengue than other urban areas. Braz J Infect Dis. 19(2):146-55. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2014.10.004

28. Moura AS, Cardoso AF, Costa-da-Silva AL, Winter CE, Bijovsky AT. 2015. Two Cathepsins B Are Responsible for the Yolk Protein Hydrolysis in Culex quinquefasciatus. PLoS One 10: e0118736. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118736

29. Silva AF, Bastos EL, Torres MD, Costa-da-Silva AL, Ioshino RS, Capurro ML, Alves FL, Miranda A, de Freitas Fischer Vieira R, Oliveira VX Jr. 2014. Antiplasmodial activity study of angiotensin II via Ala scan analogs. J Pept Sci. 20(8):640-8.  doi: 10.1002/psc.2641

30. Carvalho DO, Costa-da-Silva AL, Lees RS, Capurro ML. 2014. Two step male release strategy using transgenic mosquito lines to control transmission of vector-borne diseases. Acta Trop. 132 Suppl:S170-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.09.023

31. Costa-da-Silva AL, Lorenti LS, Oliveira, SL, Cardoso F, Capurro ML. 2014. The First Molecular Characterization of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis (Diptera : Culicidae) Vitellogenin Expression Products and a Partial cDNA Sequence Isolation. J Med Entomol. 51: 1208–1212. doi: 10.1603/ME13045

32. Costa-da-Silva AL, Marinotti O, Ribeiro JM, Silva MC, Lopes AR, Barros MS, Sá-Nunes A, Kojin BB, Carvalho E, Suesdek L, Silva-Neto MA, James AA, Capurro ML. 2014. Transcriptome sequencing and developmental regulation of gene expression in Anopheles aquasalis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17;8(7):e3005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003005

33. Costa-da-Silva AL, Carvalho DO, Kojin BB, Capurro ML. 2014. Implementation of the Artificial Feeders in Hematophagous Arthropod Research Cooperates to the Vertebrate Animal Use Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (3Rs) Principle. J Clin Res Bioeth. 5: 167. doi:10.4172/2155-9627.1000167

34. Costa-da-Silva AL, Kojin BB, Marinotti O, James AA, Capurro ML. 2013. Expression and accumulation of the two-domain odorant-binding protein AaegOBP45 in the ovaries of blood-fed Aedes aegypti. Parasit Vectors. 24;6:364. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-364

35. Costa-da-Silva AL, Navarrete FR, Salva­­dor FS, Karina-Costa M, Ioshino RS, Azevedo DS, Rocha DR, Romano CM, Capurro ML. 2013. Glytube: a conical tube and parafilm M-based method as a simplified device to artificially blood-feed the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti. PLoS One. 8(1):e53816. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053816

36. da Costa-da-Silva AL, Capurro ML, Bracco JE. 2005. Genetic lineages in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Peru. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 100(6):539-44. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000600007