Chemical ecology and management of dengue vectors

B Torto, DP Tchouassi - Annual review of entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Dengue, caused by the dengue virus, is the most widespread arboviral infectious disease of
public health significance globally. This review explores the communicative function of …

Not just from blood: mosquito nutrient acquisition from nectar sources

E Barredo, M DeGennaro - Trends in Parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Anthropophilic female mosquitoes are well known for their strong attraction to human hosts,
but plant nectar is a common energy source in their diets. When sugar sources are scarce …

Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

A Chandel, NA DeBeaubien, A Ganguly, GT Meyerhof… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Mosquito-borne diseases affect hundreds of millions of people annually and
disproportionately impact the develo** world,. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, is a …

orco mutant mosquitoes lose strong preference for humans and are not repelled by volatile DEET

M DeGennaro, CS McBride, L Seeholzer, T Nakagawa… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Female mosquitoes of some species are generalists and will blood-feed on a variety of
vertebrate hosts, whereas others display marked host preference. Anopheles gambiae and …

A dual-target molecular mechanism of pyrethrum repellency against mosquitoes

F Liu, Q Wang, P Xu, F Andreazza, WR Valbon… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Pyrethrum extracts from flower heads of Chrysanthemum spp. have been used worldwide in
insecticides and repellents. While the molecular mechanisms of its insecticidal action are …

Olfactory systems across mosquito species

M Wheelwright, CR Whittle, O Riabinina - Cell and Tissue Research, 2021 - Springer
There are 3559 species of mosquitoes in the world (Harbach 2018) but, so far, only a
handful of them have been a focus of olfactory neuroscience and neurobiology research …

The neurobiology of insect olfaction: sensory processing in a comparative context

JP Martin, A Beyerlein, AM Dacks, CE Reisenman… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The simplicity and accessibility of the olfactory systems of insects underlie a body of
research essential to understanding not only olfactory function but also general principles of …

Mutagenesis of the orco odorant receptor co-receptor impairs olfactory function in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

H Sun, F Liu, Z Ye, A Baker, LJ Zwiebel - Insect biochemistry and molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes rely heavily on their olfactory systems for host seeking, selection of oviposition
sites, and avoiding predators and other environmental dangers. Of these behaviors, the …

Mosquito repellents: An insight into the chronological perspectives and novel discoveries

J Islam, K Zaman, S Duarah, PS Raju… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Mosquito being the major medically important arthropod vector; requires utmost attention to
reduce the sufferings and economic consequences of those living in the endemic regions …

Behavioral insensitivity to DEET in Aedes aegypti is a genetically determined trait residing in changes in sensillum function

NM Stanczyk, JFY Brookfield, R Ignell… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
N, N-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) is one of the most effective and commonly used mosquito
repellents. However, during laboratory trials a small proportion of mosquitoes are still …