Surviving changing climate conditions is particularly difficult for organisms such as insects
that depend on environmental temperature to regulate their physiological functions. Insects …

The temperature of the environment is one of the most important abiotic factors affecting the
life of insects. As poikilotherms, their body temperature is not constant, and they rely on …

Terrestrial ectotherms are likely to face increased periods of heat stress as mean
temperatures and temperature variability increase over the next few decades. Here, we …

Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) have been shown to host diverse bacterial
communities that vary depending on the sex of the mosquito, the developmental stage, and …

The heat shock proteins (Hsps) that are abundantly expressed in insects are important
modulators of insect survival. The expression of different Hsp genes are induced and …

In fluctuating thermal conditions, the survival challenge for insects is particularly difficult
because their physiological activities depend upon environmental temperature. The extreme …

The geographical range of the mosquito vector for many human disease-causing viruses,
Aedes aegypti, is expanding, in part owing to changing climate. The capacity of this species …

Ambient temperature (T a) is a critical abiotic factor for insects that cannot maintain a
constant body temperature (T b). Interestingly, T a varies during the day, between seasons …

Current insights into the mosquito dehydration response rely on studies that examine
specific responses but ultimately fail to provide an encompassing view of mosquito biology …

Highlights•Physiological and behavioral adaptations to changes in environmental
temperature have been identified in Aedes spp. mosquitoes.•Quantitative data on Aedes …