Using odors to find food and mates is one of the most ancient and highly conserved
behaviors. Arthropods from flies to moths to crabs use broadly similar strategies to navigate …

Whilst acoustic communication forms an integral component of the mating behavior of many
insect species, it is particularly crucial for disease-transmitting mosquitoes; swarming males …

Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but the mechanistic basis of this
phenomenon is poorly understood. We tested mosquito attraction to human skin odor and …

Ants communicate via large arrays of pheromones and possess expanded, highly complex
olfactory systems, with antennal lobes in the brain comprising up to∼ 500 glomeruli. This …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major vectors of dengue, chikungunya, and other arboviral
diseases. Ae. aegypti's capacity to reproduce and to spread disease depends on the female …

Gene expression in individual neurons can change during development to adulthood and
can have large effects on behavior. Additionally, the insulin/insulin-like signaling (IIS) …

Insects and mammals have independently evolved odorant receptor genes that are
arranged in large genomic tandem arrays. In mammals, each olfactory sensory neuron …

It is long known that the nervous system of vertebrates can be shaped by internal and
external factors. On the other hand, the nervous system of insects was long assumed to be …

Food presents a multisensory experience, with visual, taste, and olfactory cues being
important in allowing an animal to determine the safety and nutritional value of a given …

The use of pheromones, while common, remains underexplored in mosquito research.
Understanding Ae. aegypti's mating behaviour and pheromones is crucial for expanding …