How to turn an organism into a model organism in 10 'easy'steps

BJ Matthews, LB Vosshall - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Many of the major biological discoveries of the 20th century were made using just six
species: Escherichia coli bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces …

Olfactory systems across mosquito species

M Wheelwright, CR Whittle, O Riabinina - Cell and Tissue Research, 2021 - Springer
There are 3559 species of mosquitoes in the world (Harbach 2018) but, so far, only a
handful of them have been a focus of olfactory neuroscience and neurobiology research …

The olfactory basis of orchid pollination by mosquitoes

C Lahondère, C Vinauger, RP Okubo… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Mosquitoes are important vectors of disease and require sources of carbohydrates for
reproduction and survival. Unlike host-related behaviors of mosquitoes, comparatively less …

The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

BJ Matthews, MA Younger, LB Vosshall - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are deadly vectors of arboviral pathogens and breed in
containers of freshwater associated with human habitation. Because high salinity is lethal to …

[HTML][HTML] Geosmin attracts Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to oviposition sites

N Melo, GH Wolff, AL Costa-da-Silva, R Arribas… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Geosmin is one of the most recognizable and common microbial smells on the planet. Some
insects, like mosquitoes, require microbial-rich environments for their progeny, whereas for …

Visual-olfactory integration in the human disease vector mosquito Aedes aegypti

C Vinauger, F Van Breugel, LT Locke, KKS Tobin… - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Mosquitoes rely on the integration of multiple sensory cues, including olfactory, visual, and
thermal stimuli, to detect, identify, and locate their hosts [1–4]. Although we increasingly …

Development of a pan-neuronal genetic driver in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Z Zhao, D Tian, CS McBride - Cell reports methods, 2021 - cell.com
The recent development of neurogenetic tools in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes is beginning to
shed light on the neural basis of behaviors that make this species a major vector of human …

The mosquito taste system and disease control

LS Baik, JR Carlson - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Mosquitoes are a widely diverse group of organisms, comprising∼ 3,500 species that live in
an enormous range of habitats. Some species are vectors of diseases that afflict hundreds of …

Implications of sublethal insecticide exposure and the development of resistance on mosquito physiology, behavior, and pathogen transmission

F Andreazza, EE Oliveira, GF Martins - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are one of the greatest threats to human lives; they transmit a
wide range of pathogens, including viruses that cause lethal diseases. Mosquitoes are …

Technological advances in mosquito olfaction neurogenetics

IV Coutinho-Abreu, OS Akbari - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Gene-editing technologies have revolutionized the field of mosquito sensory biology. These
technologies have been used to knock in reporter genes in-frame with neuronal genes and …