John Vontas is a Professor of Entomology at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013 Heraklion, Greece. His research interests are gene expression, insect control, and vector-borne diseases. Josiane Etang is Associate Professor of Medical Entomology at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon. Her research interests are insect/vector biology and control, vector resistance to insecticides, and vector-borne diseases.