Highlights•A complex auditory system enables male mosquitoes to fly towards sounds
resembling female flight tones (phonotaxis).•Other aspects of mosquito acoustic behaviour …

Mosquito hearing is a complex process primarily involved in intraspecific communication
between males and females. Although mosquitoes previously were believed to possess a …

Great advances in automated identification systems, or 'smart traps', that differentiate insect
species have been made in recent years, yet demonstrations of field-ready devices under …

Mosquitoes generate sounds by flapping their wings in flight, which are thought to have a
role in acoustic communication. Furthermore, the auditory organs of mosquitoes are the …

Background Release of gene-drive mutants to suppress Anopheles mosquito reproduction
is a promising method of malaria control. However, many scientific, regulatory and ethical …

Given the unsurpassed sound sensitivity of mosquitoes among arthropods and the sound
source power required for long-range hearing, we investigated the distance over which …

Anopheles coluzzii females, important malaria vectors in Africa, mate only once in their
lifetime. Mating occurs in aerial swarms with a high male-to-female ratio, where traits …

The mating behaviour of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae complex is an important
aspect of its reproduction biology. The success of mosquito release programmes based on …

The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is a major African malaria vector, transmitting parasites
responsible for significant mortality and disease burden. Although flight acoustics are …

Mosquitoes of many species mate in station-keeping swarms. Mating chases ensue as soon
as a male detects the flight tones of a female with his auditory organs. Previous studies of …