Mosquito Host-Seeking Regulation: Targets for Behavioral Control.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.010
Abstract: Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes require protein from blood to develop eggs. They have evolved a strong innate drive to find and bite humans and engorge on their blood. Decades of research have revealed that attraction… read more here.
Keywords: control; host seeking; blood; host ... See more keywords
Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08978-9
Abstract: Malaria parasites are thought to influence mosquito attraction to human hosts, a phenomenon that may enhance parasite transmission. This is likely mediated by alterations in host odour because of its importance in mosquito host-searching behaviour.… read more here.
Keywords: plasmodium falciparum; mosquito; mosquito host; influence mosquito ... See more keywords
Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5
Abstract: Feeding upon vertebrate blood by mosquitoes permits transmission of diverse pathogens, including viruses, protozoa, and nematodes. Despite over a century of intensive study, no mosquito species is known to specialize on non-vertebrate hosts. Using molecular… read more here.
Keywords: use patterns; uranotaenia sapphirina; host use; mosquito host ... See more keywords