Key Features and Considerations for Using Automated Long-Term Monitoring of Heat-Seeking Behavior of Mosquitoes.
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DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top107665
Abstract: Mosquitoes are vectors of various deadly infectious diseases, including malaria and dengue fever. Because these pathogens are transmitted by mosquito blood-feeding behavior, it is important to understand how mosquitoes are attracted to their hosts and… read more here.
Keywords: key features; behavior; seeking behavior; heat seeking ... See more keywords
Species-Specificity in Thermopreference and CO2-Gated Heat-Seeking in Culex Mosquitoes
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13010092
Abstract: Simple Summary Mosquitoes are cold-blooded insects whose body temperature and metabolism are largely affected by environmental temperature. These blood-sucking insects use heat emanating from their potential hosts to locate them for feeding, which is how… read more here.
Keywords: insects; co2 gated; thermopreference co2; heat seeking ... See more keywords