Individual humans attract different mosquito species
Kaylee M. Marrero, John S. Castillo, Dani Lucas‐Barbosa…·Matthew DeGennaro
The paper measures mosquito attraction to humans and finds species-specific odor preferences and bacterial associations.
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Kaylee M. Marrero, John S. Castillo, Dani Lucas‐Barbosa…·Matthew DeGennaro
The paper measures mosquito attraction to humans and finds species-specific odor preferences and bacterial associations.
André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva, Kyndall C. Dye‐Braumuller, Helen Urpi Wagner-Coello…·Matthew DeGennaro
The paper examines landscape and meteorological factors influencing Aedes mosquito infestation in Miami and Charleston, finding significant associations between weather variables and mosquito abundance.
Shruti Gupta, Rohit Sharma, Adeline E. Williams…·Nelson C. Lau
The paper identifies novel persistent viruses in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using small RNA sequencing and confirms their replication and transmissibility in cell lines.
Olayinka G. David, Andrea V. Arce, André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva…·Matthew DeGennaro
This study shows that fertility decline in Aedes mosquitoes is linked to reduced maternal transcript deposition and occurs regardless of female age.
Isabel Ortega-Insaurralde, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva…·Romina B. Barrozo
The paper characterizes the pharyngeal taste organ in Rhodnius prolixus, identifying its role in detecting appetitive and aversive stimuli during blood feeding.
Olayinka G. David, Kevin M. Sanchez, Andrea V. Arce…·Matthew DeGennaro
This study shows that the orco olfactory co-receptor is essential for maintaining female mosquito fertility after their first gonotrophic cycle.
Nadia Melo, Gabriella Hannah Wolff, André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva…·Marcus Carl Stensmyr
This study shows geosmin attracts Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to oviposition sites and can be used as bait, with beetroot peel extract as a cost-effective alternative.