The dynamic patterns and coordinated motion displayed by groups of social animals are a
beautiful example of self-organization in natural far-from-equilibrium systems. Recent …

Effective management of insect disease vectors requires a detailed understanding of their
ecology and behavior. In Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (sl)(Diptera: Culicidae) mating …

Male mosquitoes form aerial aggregations, known as swarms, to attract females and
maximize their chances of finding a mate. Within these swarms, individuals must be able to …

Mosquito copulation is a crucial determinant of its capacity to transmit malaria-causing
Plasmodium parasites as well as underpinning several highly-anticipated vector control …

Treating both male and female Anopheles gambiae as if they are “boids”(a computer
program that mimics flocking in birds) explains much of the swarming and mating behavior …

This article analyses the hearing and behaviour of mosquitoes in the context of inter-
individual acoustic interactions. The acoustic interactions of tethered live pairs of Aedes …

New or improved technologies can enable entomologists to address previously intractable
questions, especially in the area of insect behavior. In this review, we describe the basic …

Inspired by the swarming behavior of male mosquitoes that aggregate to attract and
subsequently pursue a female mosquito, we study how random swarming motion in …

In contrast to bird flocks, fish schools and animal herds, midge swarms maintain cohesion
but do not possess global order. High-speed imaging techniques are now revealing that …

The growing interest in studying social behaviours of swarming fruit flies, Drosophila
melanogaster, has heightened the need for develo** tools that provide quantitative motion …