Insects are critical to our ecosystems, but we do not fully understand their future in our
warming world. Rising temperatures are affecting insect physiology in myriad ways …

Blood-feeding enriched gut-microbiota boosts mosquitoes' anti-Plasmodium immunity. Here,
we ask how Plasmodium vivax alters gut-microbiota, anti-Plasmodial immunity, and impacts …

Introduction The midgut epithelium functions as tissue for nutrient uptake as well as physical
barrier against pathogens. Additionally, it responds to pathogen contact by production and …

The common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, is an urban pest of global health significance,
severely affecting the physical and mental health of humans. In contrast to most other blood …

Background Hematophagous mosquitoes transmit many pathogens that cause human
diseases. Pathogen acquisition and transmission occur when female mosquitoes blood feed …

Introduction Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect and one of the main vectors for
Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli parasites in Latin America. Gut microbiota and …

Larval and adult mosquitoes mount immune responses against pathogens that invade their
hemocoel. Although it has been suggested that a correlation exists between immune …

Mosquitoes have evolved an effective innate immune system. The mosquito gut
accommodates various microbes, which play a crucial role in shaping the mosquito immune …

The periodic ingestion of a protein-rich blood meal by adult female mosquitoes causes a
drastic metabolic change in their innate physiological status, which is referred to as a …

Aedes aegypti females are natural vectors of important arboviruses such as dengue, zika,
and yellow fever. Mosquitoes activate innate immune response signaling pathways upon …