Nectar-dwelling microbes of common tansy are attractive to its mosquito pollinator, Culex pipiens L.
D. Peach, C. Carroll, S. Meraj, E. Galloway, A. Balcita, H. Coatsworth, N. Young, Y. Uriel, R. Gries, C. Lowenberger, M. Moore, G. J. Gries
The paper identifies microbes in common tansy nectar and shows that Lachancea thermotolerans attracts Culex pipiens mosquitoes through its odorants, which vary with culture medium composition.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2020Ecology