Quinine and artesunate inhibit feeding in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae: the role of gustatory organs within the mouthparts

S Kessler, J González, M Vlimant… - Physiological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A membrane feeding assay in which the effects of the antimalarial drugs quinine and
artesunate are tested on Anopheles gambiae G iles sensu stricto is described. In the present …

The sugar meal of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae and how deterrent compounds interfere with it: a behavioural and neurophysiological study

S Kessler, M Vlimant… - Journal of Experimental …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
In this study, we show that female African malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae starved
for 3–5 h start to engorge on sucrose at concentrations between 50 and 75 mmol l− 1. Half of …

Electrophysiological Responses of Gustatory Receptor Neurons on the Labella of the Common Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

JT Sparks, JC Dickens - Journal of medical entomology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We recorded electrical responses from sensory cells associated with gustatory sensilla on
the labella of female Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say to salt, sucrose, quinine (a feeding …

Inhibition of host-seeking response and olfactory responsiveness in Anopheles gambiae following blood feeding

W Takken, JJA van Loon, W Adam - Journal of insect physiology, 2001 - Elsevier
The effect of a single blood meal on the host-seeking response of Anopheles gambiae was
investigated in the laboratory using a behavioural bioassay, whereas possible changes at …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of Plasmodium Falciparum on Blood Feeding Behavior of Naturally Infected Anopheles Mosquitoes in Western Kenya

JW Wekesa, RS Copeland… - The American journal of …, 1992 - researchgate.net
Feeding behavior was compared between infected and uninfected field-col lected groups of
Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and An. funestus from western Kenya. A significantly greater …

Malaria parasites enhance blood-feeding of their naturally infected vector Anopheles punctulatus

JC Koella, MJ Packer - Parasitology, 1996 - cambridge.org
We investigated the blood-feeding behaviour of a natural population of the human-feeding
mosquito Anopheles punctulatus in Iguruwe, Papua New Guinea. In particular we …

Diel timing and frequency of sugar feeding in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, depending on sex, gonotrophic state and resource availability

RE Gary Jr, WA Foster - Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the sugar‐feeding behaviour of equatorial Africa's principal vector of
malaria, Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae). It is suspected to feed on plant …

Similar feeding preferences of Anopheles gambiae and A. arabiensis in Senegal

M Diatta, A Spiegel, L Lochouarn… - Transactions of the …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
This study in Senegal compared the feeding preferences of Anopheles gambiae and A.
arabiensis while controlling for equal accessibility to hosts located outdoors under bed net …

Taste Receptors of the Mosquito Anopheles Atroparvus Van Thiel

WB Owen - Journal of medical entomology, 1971 - academic.oup.com
Taste receptors of Anopheles atroparvus Van Thiel arc located on the labella, tarsi, and
probably within the cibarium. All the longer hairs on the outer surfaces of the labella are …

The response of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, to two components of human sweat, ammonia and l‐lactic acid, in an olfactometer

MAH Braks, J Meijerink, W Takken - Physiological Entomology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In an olfactometer study on the response of the anthropophilic malaria mosquito Anopheles
gambiae ss (Diptera, Culicidae) to human sweat it was found that freshly collected sweat …