Mating swarms of malaria mosquitoes form every day at sunset throughout the tropical
world. They typically last less than 30 minutes. Activity must thus be highly synchronized …

Highlights•Mosquitoes express a rich repertoire of daily 24-hour rhythms in behavior,
physiology and biochemistry.•Monitoring locomotor activity rhythm in mosquitoes is a …

Pathogens may manipulate their human and mosquito hosts to enhance disease
transmission. Dengue, caused by four viral serotypes, is the fastest-growing transmissible …

Predatory animals pursue prey in a noisy sensory landscape, deciding when to continue or
abandon their chase. The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a micropredator that first detects …

Mosquitoes pose widespread threats to humans and other animals as disease vectors [1].
Day-versus night-biting mosquitoes occupy distinct time-of-day niches [2, 3]. Here, we …

BACKGROUND Zika has emerged as a new public health threat after the explosive
epidemic in Brazil in 2015. It is an arbovirus transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti …

Background Oviposition site selection is an important component of vector mosquito
reproductive biology. The Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a major and important …

Aedes aegypti (L.) is an important vector of viruses causing dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and
yellow fever and as such presents a serious threat to public health in tropical regions …

Mosquitoes are the deadliest vectors of diseases. They impose a huge health burden on
human populations spreading parasites as disparate as protozoans (malaria), viruses …

One of the main vectors for malaria in Latin America is Anopheles pseudopunctipennis
(Theobald), whereas Aedes aegypti (L.) is the primary vector of dengue, yellow fever, Zika …