Genetic approaches in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, have led to a major triumph in
the field of sensory biology—the discovery of multiple large families of sensory receptors …

The development of effective and safe repellents against arthropods is very important,
because there are no effective vaccines against arthropod‐borne viruses (arboviruses) and …

Olfactory systems must detect and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of odorants.
To contend with this challenge, diverse species have converged on a common strategy in …

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 …

The mode of action for most mosquito repellents is unknown. This is primarily due to the
difficulty in monitoring how the mosquito olfactory system responds to repellent odors. Here …

Blood-feeding insects such as mosquitoes are efficient vectors of human infectious diseases
because they are strongly attracted by body heat, carbon dioxide and odours produced by …

The mode of action of mosquito repellents remains a controversial topic. However,
electrophysiological studies and molecular approaches have provided a better …

Mosquito coils, vaporizer mats and emanators confer protection against mosquito bites
through the spatial action of emanated vapor or airborne pyrethroid particles. These …

As vectors of disease, mosquitoes are a global threat to human health. The Anopheles
mosquito is the deadliest mosquito species as the insect vector of the malaria-causing …

Background The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito
repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a …