Mosquitoes use plant sugars and vertebrate blood as nutritional resources. When searching
for blood hosts, some mosquitoes express preferential behavior for selected species. Here …

Dengue, caused by the dengue virus, is the most widespread arboviral infectious disease of
public health significance globally. This review explores the communicative function of …

A globally invasive form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti specializes in biting humans, making
it an efficient disease vector. Host-seeking female mosquitoes strongly prefer human odour …

All moving animals, including flies [1–3], sharks [4], and humans [5], experience a dynamic
sensory landscape that is a function of both their trajectory through space and the …

Mosquitoes use olfaction as a primary means of detecting their hosts. Previously, the
functional ablation of a family of Aedes aegypti olfactory receptors, the odorant receptors …

The evolution of flowering plants has undoubtedly been influenced by a pollinator's ability to
learn to associate floral signals with food. Here, we address the question of 'why'flowers …

The insect repellent DEET is effective against a variety of medically important pests, but its
mode of action still draws considerable debate. The widely accepted hypothesis that DEET …

Vector control and personal protection against anthropophilic mosquitoes mainly rely on the
use of insecticides and repellents. The search for mosquito-attractive semiochemicals has …

Olfaction in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is increasingly understood, from ligand-
receptor-neuron combinations [1–4] to their axonal projection patterns into the antennal lobe …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a ubiquitous sensory cue that plays multiple roles in insect
behavior. In recent years understanding of the well-known role of CO2 in foraging by …