Both consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators impact mosquito populations and have implications for disease transmission
M. C. Russell, C. M. Herzog, Z. Gajewski, C. Ramsay, F. El Moustaid, M. V. Evans, T. Desai, N. Gottdenker, S. Hermann, A. G. Power, A. C. McCall
This study shows predators reduce mosquito survival and size, impacting disease transmission, and links predator avoidance behavior to drought-related West Nile virus cases.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2021Ecology