Abstract Ionotropic Receptors (IRs) are a recently characterized family of olfactory receptors
in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. IRs are not related to insect Odorant Receptors …

Highlights•Olfactory signal transduction occurs in sensillar odorant receptor
neurons.•Distinct chemical space is covered by specific chemoreceptor families.•Olfactory …

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 …

Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate
chemical communication between neurons at synapses. A variant iGluR subfamily, the …

To sense myriad environmental odors, animals have evolved multiple, large families of
divergent olfactory receptors. How and why distinct receptor repertoires and their associated …

International public health workers are challenged by a burden of arthropod-borne disease
that remains elevated despite best efforts in control programmes. With this challenge comes …

Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of human African trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan
Africa. Both sexes of adult tsetse feed exclusively on blood and contribute to disease …

Insects, including those which provide vital ecosystems services as well as those which are
devastating pests or disease vectors, locate their resources mainly based on olfaction …

Mosquitoes are vectors for multiple infectious human diseases and use a variety of sensory
cues (olfactory, temperature, humidity and visual) to locate a human host. A comprehensive …

Great progress has been made in the field of insect olfaction in recent years. Receptors,
neurons, and circuits have been defined in considerable detail, and the mechanisms by …