Mosquitoes derive energy from plant sugar, thereby promoting survival and reproduction. Its
survival value to females plays a key role in the vectorial capacity of mosquito populations.
Previous olfactometry assays of responsiveness demonstrated that Senna didymobotrya
Fresenius, Parthenium hysterophorus, L. Senna occidentalis,(L) and Lantana camara L
were among the most attractive plants for the Mbita strain of Anopheles gambiae ss Giles in
eastern Africa. Here, we provide experimental evidence that three of these four species also …